Again it was a show of conquest, at the House of Representatives plenary session of Thursday, 13th November 2025, when the All Progressive Congress (APC) National Leadership led by its National Chairman, Nentawe Yilwatda, his predecessor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, the Chief of Staff to the President, Hon. Feemi Gbajabiamila, Members of the National Working Committee, Senators including the Deputy Senate President, Sen. Jibrin Barau, the Majority Leader of the Senate, Sen. Micheal Opeyemi Bamidele, attended the plenary session at the House of Representatives to see more opposition party members defect to their ruling APC.
Defecting Members included, Hon. Abdulmumuni Jibrin representing Bebeji/Kiru Federal Constituency and Hon. Sagir Koki, representing Kano Municipal, Kano State,both of the New Nigeria Peoples’ Party (NNPP) to APC, the common reason for these defections are crisis and split within their parties, the NNPP, Kano State.
This defections appear to have completed the ruling parties conquest of the opposition as the APC now has more two-thirds of votes required for any legislative intent in the National Assembly including the required votes to amend most sections of the constitution.
In the House of Representatives, the All Progressives Congress (APC) maintains a commanding majority with 232 members, reflecting its continued dominance in the 10th National Assembly. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) follows as the main opposition with 82 members, while the Labour Party (LP) holds 22 seats. The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) occupies 16 seats, and the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) accounts for 3 members. Both the Young Progressives Party (YPP) and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) have 2 members each, while the African Democratic Congress (ADC) retains a single seat.
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) remains represented in the House of Representatives by Hon. Leke Abejide, representing Yagba East/Yagba West/Mopa Muro, Federal Constituency, Kogi State who has been one of the party’s most visible and longstanding members. However, recent political developments have sparked internal controversy following the emergence of a new coalition claiming to represent a restructured ADC.
Hon. Abejide has publicly expressed strong dissatisfaction and disapproval over this development, describing the new formation as wrong and misleading, given that he has been a consistent and loyal member of the party long before the coalition’s emergence. His position underscores a growing tension within the ADC between the existing leadership and the new coalition elements attempting to redefine the party’s identity and direction.
In the Senate, the APC similarly holds the majority with 78 Senators, while the PDP follows with 22 Senators. The Labour Party (LP) has 4 members, and both the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) have 2 Senators each. The Action Democratic Party (ADP) and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) are represented by 1 Senator each.
As it stands of course, Nigeria’s opposition political parties remain in crisis with litigations, court cases, squabbles, factionalization and division within the major political parties including PDP, Labour Party, and NNPP. There is serious concern as to whether there will be competitive 2027 general elections in the country.