Ahmadu Fintiri, the governor of Adamawa State, has officially joined the All Progressives Congress (APC).

In a statewide broadcast on Friday, Fintiri announced that his cabinet and members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have moved with him to the ruling party. The declaration ends weeks of speculation over his political intentions.

Earlier this week, 15 lawmakers of the Adamawa State House of Assembly—including Speaker Bathiya Wesley and Deputy Speaker Buba Jijiwa—resigned from the PDP, citing the party’s ongoing internal crisis as their reason for leaving.

With Fintiri’s defection, the PDP now holds only three governorships across Nigeria.