2027: Opposition Regroups in Niger as Bago’s APC Faces Internal Divisions

As Nigeria’s 2027 general elections approach, Niger State is seeing defections, shifting alliances and disputed primaries within the ruling APC, led in the state by Governor Mohammed Umar Bago. Idris Legbo Kutigi won the May 2026 APC primary for Niger South’s Senate seat, but several aspirants, including Muhammad Nami, alleged irregularities and protested at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja. Bago’s reconciliation efforts failed to secure the aspirants’ agreement, while the APC continued to back Kutigi as its candidate. Nami changed political direction after losing the primary, as the party’s internal divisions reshape political alignments across the state.