A former Kebbi State governor, Alhaji Sa’idu Dakingari and his deputy, Alhaji Ibrahim Aliyu, on Friday defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from PDP. Other top PDP members that defected to the APC included the former Secretary to the state government, Alhaji Rabiu Kamba, former member House of Representatives, Alhaji Sani Kalgo, Abdullahi Dan-Alkali, Alhaji Haruna Hassan and Halima Tukur.
All the new APC converts followed Governor Abubakar Bagudu to Abuja to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari.
Speaking to newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Friday, Bagudu, described the defection as a welcome development for the growth of the state.
Buhari with all the ex- PDP and APC members in Abuja “We are very much delighted as we are now more united than we were.
“The essence of our union is nothing more than to move our state and the country forward,” he said.
Also speaking, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Alhaji Abubakar Malami, said their defection to APC was timely.
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