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Former Kebbi Governor, Saidu Dakingari, Dump PDP For APC

Farouk Mohammed
By Farouk Mohammed
Published: December 29, 2017
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A former Kebbi governor, Saidu Dakingari and his deputy, Ibrahim Aliyu, on Friday defected to the All Progressive Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Other top PDP members that defected to the APC included the former Secretary to the State Government, Rabiu Kamba, former member House of Representatives, Sani Kalgo, Abdullahi Dan-Alkali, Haruna Hassan and Halima Tukur.

Speaking to newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Friday, Governor Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi State, described the defection as a welcome development for the growth of the state.

Also speaking, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, said their defection to APC was timely.

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He called on the defectors to put in their years of experience by contributing in all areas they could in order to move the state and country forward.

Speaking on behalf of the defectors, the former deputy governor, said they dumped the PDP to APC in order to move the state forward.

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