According to reports gathered by Sahara Reporters and sighted by Throwback Times, the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been accused of orchestrating a large-scale financial inducement scheme to lure opposition governors and lawmakers into the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
According to reliable sources within the Presidency, the wave of recent defections from opposition parties to the APC is allegedly being driven by huge financial incentives coordinated directly from the Presidency and supervised by senior government officials.
Each state governor who defects to the APC reportedly receives a total package of ₦250 billion, disbursed in two tranches — ₦100 billion upfront as a “commitment grant” and the remaining ₦150 billion after the formal defection ceremony.
The same sources claimed that senators receive ₦1 billion each, while House of Representatives members get ₦500 million for switching allegiance to the APC.
In recent weeks, several governors including Peter Mbah (Enugu), Douye Diri (Bayelsa), and Sheriff Oborevwori (Delta) have officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling APC.
Governor Mbah, while announcing his move in October, said his decision was guided by the need to “better serve the people of Enugu” and to align with the APC’s “vision for development and progress.”
He thanked the PDP for its past support but described his defection as “a necessary step toward realising the state’s development goals.”
Similarly, Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri recently confirmed his defection, stating that he left the PDP “in the best interest of the state.” He added that politics should be about “development and unity, not division or destruction.”
Diri’s move marks a significant realignment in the South-South region, bringing the number of APC governors nationwide to 25 and making him the fourth PDP governor to defect in 2025, following Mbah, Oborevwori, and Akwa Ibom’s Umo Eno.
Source: Sahara Reporters
