APC Takes Over Oil-Rich South-South as Breakdown of Parties in Each Region Emerges
- The APC has now become the only political party controlling all the states in the South-South, a region that houses Nigeria's oil resources
- This came after Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers dumped the PDP and joined the APC on Tuesday, December 9, in Port Harcourt, the state capital
- The breakdown of the states in Nigeria and their political parties showed that the ruling APC now control 26 of the 36 states of the federation
The defection of Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers state has given the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) total control of the South-South, a region where Nigeria's oil is largely deposited.
Governor Fubara on Tuesday, December 9, announced his official resignation from the leading opposition, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and joined the APC. He expressed his willingness to fully support President Bola Tinubu, adding that he was there for him during challenges.
Source: Twitter
With Fubara's defection, the APC now control all six states in the south-south region. At the beginning of President Tinubu's administration, the ruling party only controlled Cross River, but two years later, the party won the off-season election in Edo, while the governors of the remaining four states dumped the PDP for the APC in 2025.
Presently, the APC controls 26 of the 36 states in Nigeria. The PDP has six under its control, while the Labour Party, New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Accord Party and the All Progressive Grand Alliance have one each under their control.
Below is the breakdown of states in each region and their political parties:
South-South states and APC
S/N | States | Political Party |
1 | Delta | APC |
2 | Cross River | APC |
3 | Akwa Ibom | APC |
4 | Rivers | APC |
5 | Edo | APC |
6 | Bayelsa | APC |
South East states and their political parties
S/N | States | Political Party |
1 | Anambra | APGA |
2 | Imo | APC |
3 | Enugu | APC |
4 | Ebonyi | APC |
5 | Abia | Labour Party |
Southwest states and their party
S/N | States | Political Party |
1 | Lagos | APC |
2 | Ogun | APC |
3 | Oyo | PDP |
4 | Osun | Accord Party |
5 | Ondo | APC |
6 | Ekiti | APC |
Source: Twitter
North-Central States
S/N | States | Political Party |
1 | Kwara | APC |
2 | Kogi | APC |
3 | Niger | APC |
4 | Nasarawa | APC |
5 | Benue | APC |
6 | Plateau | APC |
North East states and their party
S/N | States | Political Party |
1 | Borno | APC |
2 | Taraba | PDP |
3 | Yobe | APC |
4 | Gombe | APC |
5 | Adamawa | PDP |
6 | Bauchi | PDP |
North West states and their party
S/N | States | Political Party |
1 | Katsina | APC |
2 | Jigawa | APC |
3 | Sokoto | APC |
4 | Kebbi | APC |
5 | Kaduna | APC |
6 | Zamfara | PDP |
7 | Kano | NNPP |
Governor Adeleke resigns from PDP
Legit.ng earlier reported that Osun state Governor Ademola Adeleke disclosed that he has resigned from the leading opposition party, PDP.
Adeleke made this known on Monday, December 1, adding that he submitted his resignation letter to his ward chairman about a month ago.
Governor Adeleke would be the fifth governor to dump the PDP in 2025 as the leading opposition party continues to battle an internal crisis.
Proofreading by James Ojo, copy editor at Legit.ng.
Source: Legit.ng
