29 of 36: The States Now Under APC Control

Nigeria’s political landscape has shifted decisively. As of January 26, 2026, the All Progressives Congress (APC) controls 29 of the country’s 36 states, giving the ruling party a commanding presence across nearly every geopolitical zone.

Below is a clean breakdown of how party control stacks up — zone by zone — and what it says about the balance of power.

South-south: APC completes a clean sweep (6/6)

Once considered a stronghold for opposition parties, the South-south is now entirely under APC control.

• Delta: APC

• Akwa Ibom: APC

• Edo: APC

• Cross River: APC

• Rivers: APC

• Bayelsa: APC

APC score: 6 of 6

North-central: Total dominance (6/6)

The North-Central zone has fallen entirely into APC hands, reinforcing the party’s strength in the country’s political middle belt.

• Benue: APC

• Niger: APC

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• Kwara: APC

• Nasarawa: APC

• Kogi: APC

• Plateau: APC

APC score: 6 of 6

South-east: Mixed control, APC leads (3/5)

The South-east remains politically diverse, but APC now controls a majority of states in the zone.

• Enugu: APC

• Ebonyi: APC

• Imo: APC

• Abia: LP

• Anambra: APGA

APC score: 3 of 5

South-west: APC still on top, but cracks remain (4/6)

The South-west largely remains an APC zone, though opposition parties still hold strategic ground.

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• Lagos: APC

• Ekiti: APC

• Ogun: APC

• Ondo: APC

• Oyo: PDP

• Osun: Accord

APC score: 4 of 6

North-east: APC majority, but not total (4/6)

The North-east gives APC a comfortable edge, though two states remain outside its control.

• Borno: APC

• Yobe: APC

• Taraba: APC

• Gombe: APC

• Adamawa: PDP

• Bauchi: PDP

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APC score: 4 of 6

North-west: Near-total control (6/7)

The North-west is firmly in APC territory, with only one outlier.

• Katsina: APC

• Jigawa: APC

• Sokoto: APC

• Kebbi: APC

• Kaduna: APC

• Kano: APC

• Zamfara: PDP

APC score: 6 of 7

The big picture

With 29 states under its control, APC now dominates every geo-political zone, achieving outright sweeps in the South-south and North-central, and near-total control elsewhere.

The remaining opposition-held states are scattered, fragmented, and governed by different parties, underscoring how uneven Nigeria’s current political balance has become.