On Wednesday, September 3, 2025, state chairmen of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), former President Muhammadu Buhari’s original platform, declared their support for former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar at a private meeting at his Abuja residence, signaling deep divisions within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 elections, as reported by Vanguard and The Sun (Web:0, Web:1). The CPC bloc, credited with delivering 2.5 million votes for Buhari in 2015 (INEC), accused the Tinubu administration of abandoning the coalition’s ideals, vowing to merge into the African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition under Atiku’s leadership (Web:0, Web:2).
A CPC leader, speaking anonymously, emphasized visibility in politics, stating, “We are the true followers of Buhari,” and pledged to mobilize supporters for voter registration (Web:0). Another compared current APC figures unfavorably to Buhari allies like Abubakar Malami and Nasir El-Rufai, noting, “The faces in power now do not represent CPC values” (Web:1). Atiku welcomed the endorsement, describing it as a step toward an inclusive government focused on peace and unity, and urged mobilization for the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise, which recorded 1.3 million pre-registrations in its first week (Web:0, Web:3). X posts from @Atiku (September 3, 2025) highlighted the meeting’s significance, while @Naija_Activist noted 71% northern discontent with APC, per a 2025 Afrobarometer survey (Post:3). The defection, involving 147 wards in Zamfara alone, could erode APC’s northern base, where it won 64% of votes in 2023 (INEC).
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