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APC CONTROLS 31 OF 36 STATES, CEMENTING POLITICAL DOMINANCE IN NIGERIA

...APC Nears Complete Takeover Ahead of 2027 Elections

Monday, 9th March, 2026

The All Progressives Congress (APC) now governs 31 of Nigeria’s 36 states, or roughly 86% of governorships, consolidating its influence across the country as at 9th March, 2026.

FIND BELOW THE CURRENT LIST OF APC GOVERNORS AND OTHER POLITICAL PARTIES IN NIGERIA

1) The Governor of Adamawa State — Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri
2) The Governor of Akwa Ibom State — Pastor Umo Eno
3) The Governor of Bayelsa State — Sen. Douye Diri
4) The Governor of Benue State — Rev. Fr. Dr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia
5) The Governor of Borno State — Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum
6) The Governor of Cross River State — Sen. Bassey Otu
7) The Governor of Delta State — Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori
The Governor of Ebonyi State — Rt. Hon. Francis Nwifuru
9) The Governor of Edo State — Sen. Monday Okpebholo
10) The Governor of Ekiti State — Biodun Oyebanji
11) The Governor of Enugu State — Dr. Peter Mbah
12) The Governor of Gombe State — Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya
13) The Governor of Imo and Chairman of Progressives Governors - Sen. Hope Uzodimma
14) The Governor of Jigawa State — Umar Namadi
15) The Governor of Kaduna State — Sen. Uba Sani
16) The Governor of Katsina State — Dikko Umar Radda
17) The Governor of Kebbi State — Dr. Nasir Idris
18) The Governor of Kogi State — Ahmed Usman Ododo
19) The Governor of Kwara State and Chairman Nigeria Governors’ Forum — AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq
20) The Governor of Lagos State — Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu
21) The Governor of Nasarawa State — Engr. Abdullahi Sule
22) The Governor of Niger State — Mohammed Umar Bago
23) The Governor of Ogun State — Prince Dapo Abiodun
24) The Governor of Ondo State — Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa
25) The Governor of Plateau State — Barr. Caleb Mutfwang
26) The Governor of Rivers State — Sir Siminalayi Fubara
27) The Governor of Sokoto State — Ahmed Aliyu
28) The Governor of Taraba State — Dr. Agbu Kefas
29) The Governor of Yobe State — Mai Mala Buni
30) The Governor of Kano State — Abba Kabir Yusuf
31) The Governor of Zamfara State – Dauda Lawal

OPPOSITION GOVERNORS
1) The Governor of Abia State – Alex Oti – Labour Party
2) The Governor of Anambra State – Charles Soludo - APGA
3) The Governor of Bauchi State – Bala Muhammed – PDP
4) The Governor of Oyo State – Seyi Makinde – PDP
5) The Governor of Osun State – Ademola Adeleke – Accord Party

OVERVIEW OF NIGERIA’S GOVERNORSHIPS (AS AT 9TH MARCH, 2026)

• Total number of states in Nigeria: 36
• APC Governors: 31
• Opposition Governors: 5

POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS
With near-total control of state governments, structures, grassroots networks, and governance platforms, the APC is well-positioned to secure a convincing victory in the 2027 elections.

© Angula Bishop Reuben

Source: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Ci3KYExLw/

How has the domination of APC helped the common man? If anything, it made his situation much worse

Total dominance. Follow those who sabi road if you don't want to get lost

This is not political dominance, this is dictatorship.

If truly APC is dominant, polls will show majority of Nigerians supporting the government.

Elections have been shown to be rigged in broad daylight, altered and uploaded online with impunity

This is not dominance

This is Tinubu's path to becoming Nigeria's paul biya

gidgiddy:
How has the domination of APC helped the common man? If anything, it made his situation much worse

Ipob, what's your business with Apc or Nigeria affairs?

Try and be consistent with your beliefs

Mumu party 😁 APC is a very, very evil wicked invention.

PDP was bad and corruption thrived so to say, but you see APC ehn, APC is evil, very evil and corruption is not just thriving it has become a way of life because of the hardship and corrupt life of the top leadership of the executive, legislative and Judiciary.

This is a country of 160 million human beings who are multi dimensionally poor let that sink in. 160 million souls ushered into poverty and yet what matters to these broom waving witches and devils is 31:36

helinues:
Total dominance. Follow those who sabi road if you don't want to get lost

Indeed. Tinubu is far superior to his detractors. A titan. This is why all follow him whereas Atiku Kate and Obidients osers claim he is "buying support".

Yet they forgot Tinubu, like all great politicians, had countless mentees and loyalist before becoming President whereas Obi never had a single one and Atiku had only a handful.

WizardOfNG:
Indeed. Tinubu is far superior to his detractors. A titan. This is why all follow him whereas Atiku Kate and Obidients osers claim he is "buying support".

Yet they forgot Tinubu, like all great politicians, had countless mentees and loyalist before becoming President whereas Obi never had a single one and Atiku had only a handful.

Imagine the guy above crying profusely as if they collected his biscuits from him

They will wail tired

gidgiddy:
How has the domination of APC helped the common man? If anything, it made his situation much worse

That is not the issue. Please stop talking about bananas when oranges are the headline. The discussion about dominance concerns political superiority, not the “common man.” There are several other threads where the plight of the common man is being discussed.

When Pitobi was washing toilets and helping celebrities with their luggage at the airport, how exactly did that benefit the “common man”? Stop mixing up unrelated issues.

SadiqBabaSani:
Mumu party 😁 APC is a very, very evil wicked invention.

PDP was bad and corruption thrived so to say, but you see APC ehn, APC is evil, very evil and corruption is not just thriving it has become a way of life because of the hardship and corrupt life of the top leadership of the executive, legislative and Judiciary.

This is a country of 160 million human beings who are multi dimensionally poor let that sink in. 160 million souls ushered into poverty and yet what matters to these broom waving witches and devils is 31:36

Spare us the sermon. Those who are multi-dimensionally poor only got to that stage after Tinubu became President or after APC gained power in 2015?

There is not a soul more ignorant in the entire universe than those still talking about APC and PDP in a nation where political Parties have no ideological integrity and are merely the typification of individuals and cabals leading them.

For proof that dispels your simplistically ignorant take on reality, tell us who out of Atiku, El Rufai, Malami and many other, now posing as messiahs after joining ADC today, were not in APC yesterday.

WizardOfNG:
Spare us the sermon. Those who are multi-dimensionally poor only got to that stage after Tinubu became President or after APC gained power in 2015?

There is not a soul more ignorant in the entire universe than those still talking about APC and PDP in a nation where political Parties have no ideological integrity and are merely the typification of individuals and cabals leading them.

For proof that dispels your simplistically ignorant take on reality, tell us who out of Atiku, El Rufai, Malami and many other, now posing as messiahs after joining ADC today, were not in APC yesterday.

I don't care about any El Rufai, Atiku or Peter Obi, most of them politicians are just the same with minor differences.

APC is the most evil thing to befall Nigeria

The funny thing is that they are so afraid of free fair credible election till tomorrow.

That's why they are telling us network this and that, the same people who never supported manual transmission of results o!


🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Richtaiwo:
That is not the issue. Please stop talking about bananas when oranges are the headline. The discussion about dominance concerns political superiority, not the “common man.” There are several other threads where the plight of the common man is being discussed.

When Pitobi was washing toilets and helping celebrities with their luggage at the airport, how exactly did that benefit the “common man”? Stop mixing up unrelated issues.

That guy's capacity for logical thinking is zero. His sort aren't ashamed that Obi they tout as the Messiah has no mentees and built nothing.

Nada. Yet they wonder why politicians gravitate towards PBAT, who built APC and ACN plus elevated many to the apex of political office, as if he is a human political magnet.

SadiqBabaSani:
I don't care about any El Rufai, Atiku or Peter Obi, most of them politicians are just the same with minor differences.

APC is the most evil thing to befall Nigeria

Stop deceiving yourself. Nigerian political Parties are Parties in name only and not ideology.

If it makes you sleep well then continue to see APC as "more evil" than others. Whatever floats your boat mate.

helinues:
Imagine the guy above crying profusely as if they collected his biscuits from him

They will wail tired

Lol.Helinues, many in life make excuses when bested by better men. They're are born losers who, like Obi and his Obidients, make excuses "crying profusely as if they collected their biscuits".

Whereas driven and aspirational people learn from talented winners like Tinubu so they too become winners.

Richtaiwo:
That is not the issue. Please stop talking about bananas when oranges are the headline. The discussion about dominance concerns political superiority, not the “common man.” There are several other threads where the plight of the common man is being discussed.

When Pitobi was washing toilets and helping celebrities with their luggage at the airport, how exactly did that benefit the “common man”? Stop mixing up unrelated issues.

Yeah, political superiority that only made this country worse, are we not lucky?

gidgiddy:
Yeah, political superiority that only made this country worse, are we not lucky?

Political discussion remains Political. Stop bringing unrelated matters trying to derail and confuse the discussion. For instance, pitobi jumping from one party to another, that is Politics, who brings in the benefits of common man into that discussion? Is it related? Discuss one matter at a time. Pitobi just picked ADC membership card, mbok, how does that benefit a common man?

I know Bauchi would follow suit.. Oga Bala Muhammad would go with the flow, even though he might not be comfortable with it, but survival first. As for Osun, Abia and Anambra those ones can't move base on the people's mandate but I know they all would support Uncle Bola.

helinues:
Total dominance. Follow those who sabi road if you don't want to get lost

gbam well said Comrade

Freestyl:
APC CONTROLS 31 OF 36 STATES, CEMENTING POLITICAL DOMINANCE IN NIGERIA

...APC Nears Complete Takeover Ahead of 2027 Elections

Monday, 9th March, 2026

The All Progressives Congress (APC) now governs 31 of Nigeria’s 36 states, or roughly 86% of governorships, consolidating its influence across the country as at 9th March, 2026.

FIND BELOW THE CURRENT LIST OF APC GOVERNORS AND OTHER POLITICAL PARTIES IN NIGERIA

1) The Governor of Adamawa State — Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri
2) The Governor of Akwa Ibom State — Pastor Umo Eno
3) The Governor of Bayelsa State — Sen. Douye Diri
4) The Governor of Benue State — Rev. Fr. Dr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia
5) The Governor of Borno State — Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum
6) The Governor of Cross River State — Sen. Bassey Otu
7) The Governor of Delta State — Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori
The Governor of Ebonyi State — Rt. Hon. Francis Nwifuru
9) The Governor of Edo State — Sen. Monday Okpebholo
10) The Governor of Ekiti State — Biodun Oyebanji
11) The Governor of Enugu State — Dr. Peter Mbah
12) The Governor of Gombe State — Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya
13) The Governor of Imo and Chairman of Progressives Governors - Sen. Hope Uzodimma
14) The Governor of Jigawa State — Umar Namadi
15) The Governor of Kaduna State — Sen. Uba Sani
16) The Governor of Katsina State — Dikko Umar Radda
17) The Governor of Kebbi State — Dr. Nasir Idris
18) The Governor of Kogi State — Ahmed Usman Ododo
19) The Governor of Kwara State and Chairman Nigeria Governors’ Forum — AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq
20) The Governor of Lagos State — Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu
21) The Governor of Nasarawa State — Engr. Abdullahi Sule
22) The Governor of Niger State — Mohammed Umar Bago
23) The Governor of Ogun State — Prince Dapo Abiodun
24) The Governor of Ondo State — Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa
25) The Governor of Plateau State — Barr. Caleb Mutfwang
26) The Governor of Rivers State — Sir Siminalayi Fubara
27) The Governor of Sokoto State — Ahmed Aliyu
28) The Governor of Taraba State — Dr. Agbu Kefas
29) The Governor of Yobe State — Mai Mala Buni
30) The Governor of Kano State — Abba Kabir Yusuf
31) The Governor of Zamfara State – Dauda Lawal

OPPOSITION GOVERNORS
1) The Governor of Abia State – Alex Oti – Labour Party
2) The Governor of Anambra State – Charles Soludo - APGA
3) The Governor of Bauchi State – Bala Muhammed – PDP
4) The Governor of Oyo State – Seyi Makinde – PDP
5) The Governor of Osun State – Ademola Adeleke – Accord Party

OVERVIEW OF NIGERIA’S GOVERNORSHIPS (AS AT 9TH MARCH, 2026)

• Total number of states in Nigeria: 36
• APC Governors: 31
• Opposition Governors: 5

POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS
With near-total control of state governments, structures, grassroots networks, and governance platforms, the APC is well-positioned to secure a convincing victory in the 2027 elections.

© Angula Bishop Reuben

Source: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Ci3KYExLw/

How does it stop Nigerians from voting them out as they have failed
We are not voting Party as we did in 2023

APC is a ridiculous party. Over 10 years in power but made Nigeria worse than PDP times they took over from

Poverty, insecurity, inflation, corruption, all worse under APC. But someone is talking about controlling 31 states

31 states and no improvement in the living standards of the people

Ok

Richtaiwo:
Political discussion remains Political. Stop bringing unrelated matters trying to derail and confuse the discussion. For instance, pitobi jumping from one party to another, that is Politics, who brings in the benefits of common man into that discussion? Is it related? Discuss one matter at a time. Pitobi just picked ADC membership card, mbok, how does that benefit a common man?

That man no sabi argue at all. The topic will be saying A while his arguments would be Q

We practice wack politics in Nigeria.
People in advanced countries join political parties that preach the ideologies they believe in. That's why it's hard for them to decamp from one party to another.

On the other hand, Nigeria politics is more about alliance, God Fatherism and defecting from one political party to another. Very boring. It's common to see two politicians who have nothing in common in alliance for nothing good apart from their selfish interest. E.g Teenooboo and Weekè in PDAPC, or Pitobi Gringory and El Rufraud in ADC