SaharaReporters alleges that President Tinubu’s government offered huge financial packages to opposition politicians to defect to the APC.
The Bola Tinubu administration has been accused of a large-scale financial inducement scheme aimed at luring opposition governors and lawmakers to the All Progressives Congress (APC), according to SaharaReporters reporting.
Sources within the Presidency reportedly revealed that the ongoing defections are driven by “jaw-dropping financial packages” coordinated from the Presidency and managed by senior government officials. Each governor allegedly receives N250 billion — N100 billion upfront as a “grant” and N150 billion after a formal defection ceremony. Senators are said to receive N1 billion each, while House of Representatives members get N500 million.
The report listed recent defectors including Governors Peter Mbah of Enugu, Douye Diri of Bayelsa, and Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta, all formerly of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Governor Mbah said his decision was guided by “the desire to better serve the people of Enugu,” while Diri claimed he left the PDP “in the best interest of Bayelsa.”
Diri’s defection reportedly made him the 25th APC governor and the fourth PDP governor to switch allegiance this year, signalling a major realignment in Nigeria’s political landscape.