In the past few weeks, several Governors elected under the main opposition the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) are defecting to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as the country heads towards the 2027 general elections.

The gale of defections has exposed the cracks in the camp of the opposition.

Meanwhile, the development has strengthened APC’s foothold in Nigeria, particularly in the South-East, weakening the PDP in its otherwise strongholds ahead of the 2027 general election.

Last week, Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State defected from the PDP to the APC alongside the members of the State Executive Council.

Barely 24 hours later, another PDP governor, Douye Diri of Bayelsa State, resigned his party membership.

Here’s a breakdown of political parties control across Nigeria’s geo-political zones:

South-south

1. Delta: APC

2. ?Akwa Ibom: APC

3. ?Edo: APC

4. ?Cross River: APC

5. ?Rivers: PDP

6. ?Bayelsa: No party

South-east

1. ?Enugu: APC

2. ?Ebonyi: APC

3. ?Imo: APC

4. ?Abia: LP

5. Anambra: APGA

South-west

1. Lagos: APC

2. ?Ekiti: APC

3. ?Ogun: APC

4. ?Ondo: APC

5. ?Oyo: PDP

6. ?Osun: PDP

North-central

1. Benue: APC

2. ?Niger: APC

3. ?Kwara: APC

4. ?Nasarawa: APC

5. ?Kogi: APC

6. ?Plateau: PDP

North-east

1. Borno: APC

2. ?Yobe: APC

3. ?Taraba: PDP

4. ?Gombe: APC

5. ?Adamawa: PDP

6. ?Bauchi: PDP

North-west

1. ?Katsina: APC

2. ?Jigawa: APC

3. ?Sokoto: APC

4. ?Kebbi: APC

5. ?Kaduna: APC

6. ?Zamfara: PDP

7. Kano: NNPP (The Nation)