
Shifting Tides Gather: Senate President Godswill Akpabio has boldly predicted that Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri are next in line to join the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking on Saturday during Akwa Ibom Governor Umo Eno's reception into the ruling party, Akpabio asserted that the entire South-South region will vote for President Bola Tinubu in 2027, signalling that Shifting Tides Gather across the political landscape, according to Ayodele Oluwafemi of TheCable.
- Senate President Akpabio predicted that Rivers (Fubara) and Bayelsa (Diri) governors will soon join the APC.
- He welcomed Akwa Ibom Governor Umo Eno's defection to the APC, calling it a "reunification of Akwa Ibom with Nigeria."
- Akpabio stated that South-South states are now collectively shifting towards the APC ahead of 2027.
- He asserted that the South-South will vote unitedly for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 elections.
Sources: TheCable