Sule: APC defections indicates trust in reforms

Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has attributed the wave of recent political defections into the All Progressives Congress, APC, to the positive performance of President Bola Tinubu and the visible impact of his administration’s reforms.

Speaking to journalists at the Presidential Villa in Abuja after a closed-door meeting with the President on Tuesday, Sule emphasized that the influx of new members from opposition parties reflects growing public confidence in the APC-led federal government.

According to the governor, the administration’s bold policy decisions—including foreign exchange rate unification, fuel subsidy removal, electricity sector reforms, and recent initiatives in skills acquisition and agriculture—have started yielding results and are inspiring Nigerians to align with the ruling party.

“The President is carrying out a lot of reforms,” Sule said. “We saw the first reforms in the area of the unification of the multiple foreign exchange rates. We saw another one in the removal of fuel subsidy. We have seen one now in the power sector. But the one that interests me the most is in the areas of skills acquisition and agriculture.”

He noted that these interventions, though difficult, are essential steps toward long-term national development and are beginning to resonate with the public.

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“As a result of the reforms, people who are happy with what they are seeing are moving to the APC,” he added. “The party is doing well, and for that reason, the President is also doing well. That is why people are joining the APC.”

Governor Sule also dismissed concerns that Nigeria is drifting toward a one-party political system due to the growing dominance of the APC. Drawing a parallel with the U.S. political landscape, he pointed out that smaller parties will always exist even under a strong two-party system.

“Even in America, which has the Republican and Democratic parties, you still have the Green Party and other minor political parties that are barely heard of. The same will happen in Nigeria. No matter what, there will always be opposition.”

He clarified that while the APC seeks to be the country’s most influential political party, it does not aim to erase democratic diversity.

“We don’t want Nigeria to be a one-party state. We just want to be the dominant party—the party that can win 90 per cent of the votes. Let the other parties contest for the remaining 10 per cent,” he stated with a smile.

The comments come amid a series of high-profile defections from opposition parties into the APC in various states across the country. Political analysts believe the 2027 general elections could be shaped significantly by how well the ruling party capitalizes on these internal gains and public sentiment.

NAN