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Daily Post Nigeria More opposition governors set to join APC – Ganduje Home News Politics Metro Entertainment Sport Politics More opposition governors set to join APC – Ganduje Published on April 24, 2025 By Yemi Balogun The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Ganduje, has revealed that more opposition governors will soon join the party. Ganduje disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja when he formally received some leaders of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, in Kano State, led by Senator Kawu Ismailia, who represents Kano South. DAILY POST reports that on Wednesday, the governor of Delta State, Sheriff Oborevwori, and the 2023 running mate to Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, joined the ruling party, along with National Assembly and state assembly members from the state, as well as local government chairmen from the state.
He stated: “The governor of Delta State is now in APC, including his cabinet, including all the members of the state assembly and House of Representatives, and the timber and calibre of PDP, now in APC, even including the former vice presidential candidate coming into our party. “So you can see that we are expanding. I don’t want to reveal our secret, but what I’m telling you is that APC 2027 is a done deal.
“More governors are coming into APC. I assure you, and in places where we have elections, APC, insha Allah, will win those elections.” The NNPP chieftains that defected include former Secretary to the State Government, Hon.
Mohd Digol; a former Commissioner in Kano State, Hon. Abbas Abbas; a former Commissioner in Kano State, Hon. Sha’aban Ibrahim Lawal; a former governorship candidate, Hon.
Badamasi Ayuba Danbatta; a former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Idris Dankuwa; and a former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Kabiru Rurmum, representing Rano/Kibiya in the House of Representatives.
Others are Hon. Abdullahi Rogo; Hon. Zubairu Massu, a member of Kano State House of Assembly; and Dr Baffa Bichi.
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