A growing number of former stakeholders and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano, Jigawa and Katsina States have defected to the Accord Party and declared support for the presidential aspiration of Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The defectors, who announced their decision during separate mobilisation meetings across the three North-West states, said they were abandoning the APC due to dissatisfaction with the current state of governance, worsening economic hardship, insecurity and what they described as a widening gap between government and ordinary citizens.
They pledged to mobilise support for Hashim’s candidacy, insisting that Nigeria requires a new political direction capable of addressing the nation’s economic and security challenges.
Speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting in Kano, former APC stakeholder, Goje Bashir, who defected alongside hundreds of supporters, said many APC members had become disillusioned with the current administration.
“I was an APC member, but President
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