Christians Who Supported Obi in 2023 Have Switched to Tinubu — APC Chairman Claims

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has claimed that many Christians who supported Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, during the 2023 general election have now shifted their loyalty to President Bola Tinubu.

Yilwatda said the political atmosphere that shaped voting patterns in 2023 had changed, insisting that religious sentiments that influenced some Christian voters no longer exist.

The APC chairman made the remarks on Monday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today.

He pointed to what he described as the growing strength of the ruling party across the country.

According to him, the APC has recorded major political gains since the last election, especially in the National Assembly and among state governors.

“In 2023 how many governors were in APC, how many do we have now? In 2023 how many House of Assembly members did we have? How many do we have now? Then we had over 50 senators now, we have over 90 senators,” he said.

Yilwatda specifically mentioned Plateau and Nasarawa states, alongside other northern states with large Christian populations, saying many voters in those areas backed Obi because of religious considerations at the time.

“Some states like Plateau, Nasarawa, and a few other northern states, Christian communities supported Peter Obi in 2023 mainly due to religious sentiment.

“Are those sentiments still there? The answer is no, Today, they are fully with President Tinubu from the governors to NASS members are with Mr President,” he stated.

The APC chairman also claimed that the South-South region, which largely supported the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Obi during the 2023 election, has now aligned with Tinubu.

“The South South was purely with PDP and Obi but Today all of them, the entire South South is now with Tinubu,” he added.