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Kwankwaso welcomes APC defectors into NDC, Kwankwasiyya movement
The vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has received a group of defectors from the All Progressives Congress (APC) into the NDC and the Kwankwasiyya Movement.
Among those who joined the party is Danlami Zakari Unguwar Gertai, popularly known as Garkuwan Gari, from Gari Local Government Area of Kano State.
He was accompanied by several of his supporters during the defection.
The development was announced on Sunday in a post shared by the Kwankwasiyya Movement on its social media platforms.
According to the movement, the delegation was received at Kwankwaso’s residence along Miller Road, Kano State.
It added that the defectors pledged their loyalty and unwavering commitment to the movement and its vision for a better Nigeria.
This came barely 24 hours after the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, published credentials and personal details of Kwankwaso and the presidential candidate of the NDC, Peter Obi, in preparation for the 2027 general elections.
The duo are former presidential candidates in 2023 in their various political parties.
They defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC, and then dumped the party for the NDC, citing internal divisions and court cases.
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