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The National Chairman of the APC, Abdullahi Ganduje, had revealed that several opposition governors would soon join the party.

Ganduje, while receiving some leaders of the New Nigeria Peoples Party in Kano State into the APC, led by the senator representing Kano South, Kawu Ismailia, boasted that the defections of Oborevwori and Okowa were just the beginning, adding that more opposition leaders were on their way to the party.

The governors are beginning to develop cold feet having gauged the mood of Nigerians. Nigerians could be many things but certainly not cowards. Tinubu cannot strong-arm Nigerians to vote him by merely trying to make the country a one-party state. The people will rather find any other alternative than to be cowered to vote Tinubu. Governors like Sheriff only decamped to neutralize Omo-Agege and provide soft-landing for Okowa, nothing more. Tinubu will struggle to build momentum for his re-election, especially in the North. His lacklustre reception in Katsina points to that. He has also lost vocal Northerners that rallied for him in 2023.

By 2027, Obi will best Tinubu in the South no matter the number of Southern governors that decamp to the APC. With a strong Northern Vice, Obi also has the potential to do well in the North. He will get the votes of Northerners who believe that 2027 is still the turn of the South. Tinubu isn’t the face of the Southern candidacy, Obi is.

On the other hand, Atiku will contest with an equally popular Vice from the South South and will sweep the Northeast and much of the Northwest votes. This will be even worse if Tinubu goes ahead to replace Shettima with Kwankwaso. Kwankwaso on the other hand, will lose the support of most of his supporters because Northerners are genuinely angry with the Tinubu hunger administration. At best, he can only contribute 1 million votes to Tinubu and only in Kano. Tinubu still has a deficit of 4.6 million potential Northern votes to make up for. Muslim-muslim ticket was his only saving grace in 2023 but it won’t offer any advantage in 2027. Unlike previous elections that were largely driven by region and religion, 2027 will be driven by performance and Tinubu’s maladministration puts him at a disadvantage.

The governors elected on the platforms of opposition parties are reported to be defected to the All Progressives Congress.