Senate President Godswill Akpabio has hinted at possible defections of some Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors to the All Progressives Congress (APC) soon. Speaking on Saturday at a reception for Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno, who recently joined the APC, Akpabio suggested that Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Bayelsa State Governor Duoye Diri might follow suit.
He also praised Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori for his bold move to the APC, saying, *“After Governor Umo Eno, Rivers State may tumble next, followed by Bayelsa. We also won the election in Edo State.”*
Akpabio further declared that by 2027, the entire South-South region would unite behind President Bola Tinubu and the APC. “From now on, the South-South will go one way—voting for President Tinubu in 2027,”* he stated, adding that Akwa Ibom residents fully support Eno’s switch to the ruling party.
Meanwhile, APC National Secretary Ajibola Basiru has dismissed early talks about Tinubu’s 2027 running mate, stating that the party has only endorsed the president for re-election. In a Channels Television interview on Friday, he said discussions on a vice-presidential candidate would only arise after the APC’s convention, typically held a year before elections.
Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.
Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.
He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.
Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).
He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.
He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.
Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.
