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UPDATED: Politician who swore on Quran for Kwankwaso joins APC

Kabiru Adamu Abdullahi, a long-time ally of Kwankwasiyya leader and Vice-Presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Abdullahi, who previously swore on the Qur’an to affirm that Kwankwaso did not send Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf to the APC earlier this year, announced his […]

Kabiru Adamu Abdullahi, a longtime supporter of Kwankwaso leader and NDC Vice-Presidential candidate Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has recently shifted allegiance to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Abdullahi, who once vowed on the Qur'an to remain loyal to Kwankwaso following his departure from Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, formally resigned from the NDC via a letter directed to the party chairman of Kofar Ruwa Ward in Dala Local Government Area.

His decision stemmed from dissatisfaction over what he described as "failed promises" within the NDC, with Abdullahi expressing his intention to champion President Bola Tinubu's re-election campaign under the APC. "I have been with Kwankwaso for 29 years but have only received failed promises," Abdullahi stated. In his resignation letter, he expressed gratitude to the NDC for the opportunity to serve but officially withdrew from the party with immediate effect.

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