Nigeria: Adamawa - APC, Adc Trade Words Over Sani Musa's Defection

What the report says

The Adamawa State chapters of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) traded public remarks after Mohammed Musa Sani, a former director general of Senator Aisha Binani’s 2023 governorship campaign council, left the APC and joined the ADC. The report was published by Daily Trust on 7 September 2026 and attributed the comments to party officials in Yola, Adamawa State.

According to the APC’s state secretary, Victor Dogo, Sani’s departure had no political significance and did not affect the party’s strength. Dogo said the APC remained focused ahead of preparations for the 2027 general elections and suggested that Sani was not a major figure in the state’s political landscape. The party’s response framed the move as a non-issue.

The ADC, by contrast, welcomed the defection as a positive step. Macaulay Hunohashi, who leads the party’s governorship campaign council in Adamawa, described Sani’s entry as a useful addition to what the party sees as a growing push for political renewal and more purposeful leadership in the state. More broadly, defections between rival Nigerian parties are common and often serve as early indicators of election-season positioning, although the report did not say whether Sani’s move would alter the balance of power in Adamawa.