Those in attendance included the Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang; Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani; Kebbi State Governor, Mohammed Idris; Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru; Sokoto State Governor, Ahmad Aliyu; Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo; Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia; Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas; Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno; Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa; and Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, among others. Last year, the APC unveiled a detailed timetable of activities for its nationwide ward, local government, state and zonal congresses, which will culminate in the party’s national convention. The emergency-style consultation by the APC leadership is coming at a time of unprecedented political realignment ahead of the 2027 general elections, with the ruling party recording its biggest wave of defections since it took power in 2015. The defected governors are Siminalayi Fubara (Rivers State, from the Peoples Democratic Party); Peter Mbah (Enugu State, PDP); Sheriff Oborevwori (Delta State, PDP); Douye Diri (Bayelsa State, PDP); Umo Eno (Akwa Ibom State, PDP); Agbu Kefas (Taraba State, PDP); Abba Yusuf (Kano State, from the New Nigeria Peoples Party); and Caleb Mutfwang (Plateau State, PDP). Control of these congresses is seen as crucial, as they will ultimately shape the composition of the party’s National Working Committee at the March national convention.
