Anti-party claims:Wike, Soludo, Adeleke fight back.
•CSOs knock PDP, APGA, Accord leaders By Luminous Jannamike, Dickson Omobola, Henry Obeta & Esther Onyegbula The decision by some opposition governors to align with President Bola Tinubu’s re-election campaign has raised questions about party loyalty, political survival and the ability of opposition parties to present a united front ahead of the 2027 general election.
At the centre of the unfolding political drama are the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, who remains a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP); Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA); and Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party.
Findings by Sunday Vanguard showed that their political choices have placed their respective parties in a delicate position as they grapple with the implications of their members’ involvement in a campaign to return the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to power.
Crisis Wike, a prominent PDP figure and former Rivers State governor, has maintained his support for Tinubu despite the protracted crisis within the PDP and his strained relationship with members of the party opposed to his position. Soludo, on his part, has had to navigate the implications of his political relationship with the President while remaining in APGA, a party with its own electoral ambitions and identity. Adeleke’s emergence under the Accord Party banner has also drawn attention to the political calculations surrounding his relationship with the Tinubu-led administration and the implications for his party. Although the circumstances surrounding the three politicians differ, their positions have triggered debate over whether opposition politicians can support the electoral ambitions of a rival party without undermining the platforms on which they built their political careers.
MSEApp News is publishing an original rewrite of this tip for readers, based on reporting associated with Vanguard Politics.