Fresh trouble in APC as Buhari speaks on his loyalists dumping Tinubu ahead 2027

More details have emerged concerning the meeting between the All Progressives Congress (APC) governors and former President Muhammadu Buhari at the latter’s residence in Kaduna state on Monday, April 7, according to Legit.

Imo state Governor Hope Uzodimma, who also doubles as the chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum, reportedly led a closed-door meeting with the former president, where they commended Buhari for his achievements.

Vanguard reported that the APC governors noted that the achievement of former President Buhari had laid the foundation for future developments of the country.

It was also learnt that aside from the Sallah visit to the former president, the governors also pleaded with the statesman to interfere and stop his loyalists from dumping the President Bola Tinubu-led APC for the Social Democratic Party (SDP).

A source who was privy to the meeting, but spoke on the condition of anonymity, stated that the governors were worried about the speculation of the planned defection of some party chieftains ahead of the 2027 general election.

This is because the now-defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) was the biggest bloc in the APC, and former President Buhari was the rallying point for these politicians.

Why APC governors want Buhari’s loyalists to stay

According to the source, the governors were of the view that if the CPC bloc dumped the APC, the ruling party was doomed. The meeting came amid the defection of some Buhari loyalists from the APC to the SDP.

The source further stated that the governors particularly asked the former president to speak to the former Justice Minister and attorney general of the federation, Abubakar Malami and the former minister of state for education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, to remain within the APC.

However, the source explained that ex-President Buhari appeared to have distanced himself from the controversies, stating that individuals like Nwajiuba and others should decide which party to associate with and that he could not interfere with their decisions.