2027: “We Will Take Over,” Ganduje Mentions State APC is Targeting

2027: “We Will Take Over,” Ganduje Mentions State APC is Targeting

  • The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has identified Delta state as the party’s key target
  • Ganduje spoke when he received new APC member, Ned Nwoko, the incumbent lawmaker representing Delta North senatorial district
  • Describing the legislator as a quality product, Ganduje appreciated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his efforts towards making Nigeria better

Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of experience in politics, elections, and governance.

Asaba, Delta state - Abdullahi Ganduje, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said the ruling party would work with Senator Ned Nwoko and other stakeholders to take over Delta in 2027.

Recall that Nwoko recently left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the APC.

Ganduje and APC vow to take over Delta in 2027
Ganduje welcomed Nwoko into the APC on Wednesday, February 5. Photo credit: @OfficialAPCNg
Source: Twitter

The Punch on Thursday, February 6, quoted Ganduje as saying:

“If you want Nigeria to progress, there is no doubt you have to undertake such reforms (referring to President Bola Tinubu's inititaives). But we have started seeing the outcome of such reforms. Oil production increased, and refineries are working. Security is improving and the country is working.

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“We know our chapter in Delta will also implement internal democracy. We, therefore, request you, the stakeholders, to come together to cooperate. We had two out of three senators before and now have the entire three in Delta. As we promised, we will take over Delta state.”

Furthermore, Ganduje stated that the country under President Tinubu was working because his economic policies were purportedly beginning to yield positive results.

The APC helsman added:

"We know funding, organisation and commitment is not a problem. What we are looking forward to is a highly organised party structure in Delta, a structure which compose of men and women, especially young men, who will go from house to house to show that APC dominates almost everywhere."

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On his part, Senator Nwoko said that his mission was to join forces with other APC Delta stakeholders to ensure that the party took over the state in 2027, Guardian newspaper noted.

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The senator explained that he left the PDP for APC because he was not allowed to serve the people of his constituents.

Ganduje's wish, a herculean task

Since Nigeria returned to democratic rule in 1999, Delta state has been governed by PDP administrations.

While Ganduje's wish is doable, especially considering the APC is making inroads into the south-south and south-east geopolitical zones, the party must at least replicate the template it deployed to win Edo state in September 2024.

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Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the APC will try its best to capture all southwest states.

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Speaking to the press after the APC's triumph in Ondo, the former governor of Kano state, disclosed that his party will try to win Osun state in 2026, and Oyo in 2027.

Gamduje said APC leaders will do all that is possible to bring Oyo and Osun states into the fold "so that we would have a political homogeneity in the southwest geopolitical zone.”

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Ridwan Adeola (Current Affairs Editor) Ridwan Adeola Yusuf is a content creator with more than nine years of experience, He is also a Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. He holds a Higher National Diploma in Mass Communication from the Polytechnic Ibadan, Oyo State (2014). Ridwan previously worked at Africa Check, contributing to fact-checking research works within the organisation. He is an active member of the Academic Excellence Initiative (AEI). In March 2024, Ridwan completed the full Google News Initiative Lab workshop and his effort was recognised with a Certificate of Completion. Email: ridwan.adeola@corp.legit.ng.