Gov Sani Receives Yero, Hunkuyi, Shehu Sani, Others to APC Tambuwal: No Politician with Conscience will Defect to Ruling Party Chuks Okocha in Abuja and John Shiklam in Kaduna
Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has received some prominent chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who defected to the
ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. This is just as a former Governor of Sokoto State and senator representing Sokoto South senatorial district, Aminu Tambuwal, expressed his disappointment over the recent
defections of PDP members to the ruling APC, stressing that no politician with conscience will join the APC. Among the prominent PDP defectors are a former governor of Kaduna State, Muktar Ramalan Yero;
a former senator who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial Zone, Shehu Sani; former senator for Kaduna North Senatorial zone and governorship candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) in Kaduna during the 2023 elections,
Suleiman Hunkuyi; a former member House of Representatives, Sani Shaaban, Others are a two term senator who represented Kaduna South senatorial zone, Danjuma La'ah; a former National Organising
Secretary of PDP, Abubakar Mustapha, and a former Nigerian envoy to South Korea, Ambassador Sule Buba, among several others. Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to Continued on page 5
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Jonathan to African Leaders: Tackle Political Instability Chuks Okocha in Abuja Former President Goodluck Jonathan has advised African leaders to prioritise inclusion, legitimacy and economic empowerment as a means of ensuring political stability and sustainable development. L-R: Chairman of the wedding reception, Senator Mohammed Sanusi Daggash; Mother of the bride, Mrs. Kate Isa; the couple, Afamefuna and Amina lbekwe; Father of the bride, Alhaji Abdulrazaq lsa; Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun; Senator Florence lta-Giwa; and Mother of the groom, Mrs. Ada Ejikeme, during the grand wedding reception of the couple in Lagos...yesterday ABIODUN AJALA
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New Twist to PDP Crisis as Court Orders Probe of Alleged Forgery of Election Guidelines
Police quizz national officers, party staff, official printers Probe alleged insertion of fake clauses in party’s election guidelines South-south zonal executive suspends secretary
Chuks Okocha in Abuja and Adibe Emenyonu in Benin City The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a new dimension as a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Magistrate Court presided over by Hon. Fatima I. Bukar has ordered the FCT Police Command to investigate the allegations of forgery of the party's primary election guidelines levelled against the national officers of the party. THISDAY gathered that following the court order, the FCT police have quizzed the National Vice Chairman of the party (South-east), Ali Odefa; factional National Secretary, Chief Sunday Ude-Okoye; and some members of staff of the national secretariat of the party. However, the official printers of the party, Abiodun Olu Printers Limited, who were expected to appear last Wednesday, pleaded that they were Continued on page 5
TINUBU AT AU SUMMIT…
President Bola Tinubu at the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union Heads of State and Government in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia…yesterday