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Defections, Coalitions: Can Nigeria’s Opposition Survive?
When Sheriff Oborevwori, defected from the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in 2025, it signaled more than a regular political shift. The move, which involved several key stakeholders within the state, followed an ongoing pattern of realignments within Nigeria’s opposition outfit. By realignments, this writer refers to the shifting […]
Rivers Assembly Speaker, 16 Lawmakers Defect from PDP to APC Amid Party Crisis
Sixteen members of the Rivers State House of Assembly have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaker Martin Amaewhule announced the mass defection during plenary, declaring that he too has left the PDP and is now an APC member. Amaewhule said his decision was influenced by internal divisions […]