As alignment and realignment ahead of 2027 elections continue to take place, no fewer than 10 Senators are set to change parties.

The indications of these moves are clear, given the way events are shaping up at the Red Chamber.

Both the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the adopted party by the coalition of opposition, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) will benefit from these movements.

The APC has a commanding membership status in the Senate, followed by the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) due to lose more members.

Also expected to lose members is the Labour Party.

Senator Ireti Kingibe (LP FCT has already indicated her readiness to defect to the ADC on the floor of the Senate.

Her colleagues, Victor Umeh (LP – Anambra Central), and Tony Nwoye (LP – Anambra North), are very likely to defect to the ADC.

The trio of Umeh, Nwoye and Kingibe attended the takeover of the ADC leadership by defecting coalition politicians last month in Abuja.

Another Senator expected to jump ship soon from the Social Democratic Party (SDP) to APC is Senator Aliyu Ahmed Wadada (SDP – Nasarawa West).

Wadada’s bid for APC ticket to succeed Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, is common place in the state.

As a member of the ruling APC, in 2020, he defected to the SDP after he was denied the party’s ticket, and won the election.

Now he was to return to the ruling party to contest for governor.

His ambition is already creating ripples in the APC leadership in the state.

Wadada, Chairman of the Senate Public Accounts Committee (SPAC), may cross the aisle on the floor of the Senate anytime soon. He is only waiting to complete some critical assignment of the committee before crossing the aisle in the Read Chamber.

After moving to the ruling party, he will lose the Chairmanship of SPAC which is traditionally reserved for members of the opposition party.

Already, two senators from Akwa Ibom State, Ekong Sampson (PDP – Akwa Ibom South), and Aniekan Etim Bassey (PDP – Akwa Ibom North East), announced their defection to the APC during the movement of the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, to the APC last month.

They are waiting for the right time to formalize their decision on the floor of the Senate.

In addition, the three senators representing Osun State on the platform of the PDP are expected to defect soon to the APC.

This is premised on information in the public domain that the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, is believed to be deep in consultation over his defection plan.

The three senators are – Oluwole Olubiyi Fadeyi (Osun – Central), Francis Adenigba Fadahunsi (Osun – Osun East), and Kamorudeen Olalere Oyewumi ( Osun West).

While Senators Olubiyi and Fadahunsi may likely cross the aisle from PDP to APC soon, the defection of Senator Olalere may be delayed, who will lose the position the moment he crosses over to the ruling party.

The defection of these senators will alter the configuration of the Senate with the APC gaining more members in addition to its 68 out of the 109.

Senate Minority leaders Abba Moro (Benue) may also be on his way out of the PDP given his relation with the man he succeeded and his political benefactor, former Senate President David Mark.

Mark is the Interim National Chairman of the ADC. (The Nation)