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ABUJA – As preparations for the 2027 presidential election gather momentum, emerging reports suggest that President Bola Tinubu’s camp is making desperate moves to prevent the defection of key of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Social Democratic Party (SDP), particularly those from the Congress for Progressive Change (C) bloc.

A leaked memo has revealed that President Tinubu is considering drafting former Nasarawa State Governor, Senator Tanko Al-Makura, a close ally of former President Muhammadu Buhari, to persuade the C bloc to remain in the APC.

Al-Makura is reportedly being offered a possible APC national chairmanship in exchange for convincing Buhari to intervene and rally his loyalists.

Sources disclosed that Al-Makura has scheduled a press conference for Monday, where he is expected to announce Buhari’s alleged for keeping his political base within the APC.

This development comes amid growing concerns within the ruling party as several high-profile politicians, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, ex-Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, former Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal, and ex-Imo State Governor Achike Udenwa, are reportedly exploring alternative political platforms ahead of 2027, citing dissatisfaction with Tinubu’s leadership.

The memo has further exposed the growing internal cracks within the APC and raised questions about the party’s unity and future ahead of the next election cycle.

Efforts by the Progressive Governors’ Forum, APC National Chairman Abdullahi Ganduje, and the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) to involve former President Buhari have intensified. Just last week, a delegation of APC governors led by Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State, who also chairs the Progressive Governors’ Forum, visited Buhari in Kaduna to plead with him to prevent the looming exodus.

Notably, Nasir El-Rufai has already publicly claimed to have received Buhari’s blessing to exit the APC. Meanwhile, some former ministers from Buhari’s istration are said to be finalizing plans to the SDP en masse. In Buhari’s home state of Katsina, several APC have already defected.

On Friday, APC National Chairman Abdullahi Ganduje and of the NWC also met with Buhari—just hours after opposition leaders including Atiku Abubakar, El-Rufai, Tambuwal, and former Minister Isa Pantami held talks with the former president.

The C bloc—comprised of key figures like former Attorney General Abubakar Malami, former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Isa Pantami, and ex-Minister of State for Education Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba—has reportedly become disillusioned with the Tinubu istration, fueling speculation of an imminent defection wave.

A mass defection from this powerful bloc could deal a severe blow to the APC’s prospects in 2027, casting uncertainty over its political dominance.

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Anything to destroy that satanic party called APC-Shit is welcomed

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The C bloc has every right to their preferred candidate.

Tinubu is a master strategist.

The C bloc will remain in APC, and we will see the impact of that come 2027.

The former president, PMB, is a big asset, and if he can help convince them to stay, then we are all good.

Mass defection that never happened since 2 months ago news.

Fake news

President Tinubu is yet to be bother about reelection. He's currently busy with projects, development and reforms

Leaked memo without posting it

We still have time

Hehehe.

Let the party that brought so much misery to Nigerians crumble .

The fact that the party will crumble is a truism, it's just the time we are waiting.

He would likely employ the carrot and stick approach, entice them with money or contract ( because that is where it all ends) if they don't want to play ball, he would use efcc.

As long as tilumbu would be the one to nominate inec chairman and with the judiciary being what it is now, banking on the fact that our votes would count is a tall dream

Thought ronu jingoists said they can win elections without others.

Nigerians, these politicians don’t give a shit about you.

Politicking is much more important to them than leadership and improving the living standards of the masses.

Bunch of house negroes and sellouts!

Nigerians money

helinues:
Fake news

President Tinubu is yet to be bother about reelection. He's currently busy with projects, development and reforms

Leaked memo without posting it

We still have time

development and reform in hospital or where?

fuckingAyaya:
development and reform in hospital or where?

Don't ask me dumbo question on Monday morning

I didn't direct my comments to you

Salewa97:
Tinubu is a master strategist.

The C bloc will remain in APC, and we will see the impact of that come 2027.

The former president, PMB, is a big asset, and if he can help convince them to stay, then we are all good.

tundegan, how is he used his master in strategy to provide good governance?

how has he used it to reduce inflation, reduce hardship, poverty, insecurity, poor health services, poor infrastructure, unemployment and improve living standards?

Game

Sebi APC doesn't need them na

Like play like play

Salewa97:
Tinubu is a master strategist.

The C bloc will remain in APC, and we will see the impact of that come 2027.

The former president, PMB, is a big asset, and if he can help convince them to stay, then we are all good.

helinues:

Fake news

President Tinubu is yet to be bother about reelection. He's currently busy with projects, development and reforms

Leaked memo without posting it

We still have time

So, the political strategist can't win without Buhari?!
Na wa o

All these political games does not concern me. Tinubu is on the track that I want him to be.

Monetary and fiscal policies are already good, next is infrastructure, more security and power.

Even if Tinubu loses in 2027, he won't be the first. I am more concerned with his work than his worth.

Let APC scatter. The useless party under the leadership of the world most useless president has brought nothing but pain to the lives of many Nigerians

helinues:


Don't ask me dumbo question on Monday morning

I didn't direct my comments to you

helinues:
President Tinubu is yet to be bother about reelection. He's currently busy with projects, development and reforms

is the question he asked not a valid question?

fuckingAyaya:
development and reform in hospital or where?

lexy2014:




is the question he asked not a valid question?

Add more my guy. It's been a while

Atiku and El-Rufai alliance can't last because they are two strange bedfellows even though I don't give a hoot about Emilokan.

helinues:


Don't ask me dumbo question on Monday morning

I didn't direct my comments to you

I asked again, where's the development? Or is it the mass suicide and kidnappings happening all over the country? U see that thing call sense una must get am las las.

helinues:


Add more my guy. It's been a while

helinues:
President Tinubu is yet to be bother about reelection. He's currently busy with projects, development and reforms

fuckingAyaya:
development and reform in hospital or where?

Money will solve everything politicians are not loyal but scammers once money change hands that is all.

Eyes are becoming clearer after claiming the likes of Elrufai are irrelevant. While the Agbadorians are grandstanding on social media, their principals are getting uneasy and running from pillar to post. The rest of the C bloc who won't publicly decamp will stay behind and do the damage from within. Tinubu has mismanaged the goodwill and "Amana' that Northerners placed on him. He can go scout for votes elsewhere. None of the Northern pretenders in his cabinet today can deliver the North for him.

Thought Tinubu's loyalists were saying the anyone can leave