Nigeria, May 25 -- The recent wave of defections into the All Progressives Congress (APC) - most notably the political "tsunami" in Delta State - has reignited fears of Nigeria's gradual drift toward a one-party state.

Critics, including opposition leaders and civil society actors, accuse the ruling APC of systematically absorbing elected officials from rival parties - governors, senators, and lawmakers at both state and federal levels - thereby orchestrating a de facto one-party system.

The APC, however, claims these defections are voluntary, crediting the performance and vision of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the driving force behind the mass migration.

Yet, a recent statement from APC National Chairman Abdullahi Umar Ganduje shoul...