Zamfara State’s political landscape is on edge as a new wave of defections hits the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), with several key figures switching allegiance to the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Governor Dauda Lawal is expected at the Presidential Villa on Wednesday to meet with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, reportedly to discuss the fast-evolving political situation in the state, according to The Nation.

On Tuesday, Hon. Maharazu Salisu, representing Maradun II Constituency in the Zamfara State House of Assembly, officially defected to the APC at the party’s state secretariat in Gusau. His defection, along with that of several ward leaders, marks another major blow to the PDP in the state and suggests further fractures within Governor Lawal’s political base.

With an existing majority in the state assembly, APC insiders predict that more PDP lawmakers may defect in the coming months as political alignments shift ahead of the next electoral cycle.

However, the Northern APC Stakeholders Forum has warned against any plans to welcome Governor Lawal into the ruling party. In a statement signed by its national coordinator, Alhaji Mubarak Liman, the forum cautioned that accepting the governor would create serious instability within the APC in Zamfara and the wider North-West region.

“Any attempt to welcome him into the APC will spell doom for the party in Zamfara and the North-West at large,” Liman said.

The group argued that the ongoing defections reflect declining support for the governor and growing dissatisfaction among political stakeholders in the state.