APC in 2025: Tinubu’s adoption, defections, enduring fault lines

The year 2025 captured the paradox at the heart of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC): political expansion and consolidation on one hand, and internal uncertainty and public disquiet on the other. As the party laid the groundwork for the 2027 general elections, defections, leadership changes and key electoral contests exposed both its growing dominance […]