{
  "id": 10012303,
  "title": "Sokoto ADC loses former Director-General Umar Salah to APC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/sokoto-adc-loses-former-director-general-umar-salah-to-apc",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-26T15:48:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/26/sokoto-adc-loses-former-director-general-umar-salah-to-apc/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The All Progressives Congress (APC) has gained another member from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Sokoto State. Former ADC Director-General, Alhaji Umar Salah, has transferred his allegiance to the APC. The news was shared in a statement on September 26, 2026, by Abubakar Bawa, the Director-General of Media and Publicity at the Sokoto State Government House. Salah was welcomed into the APC by Sokoto State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) Chairman, Alhaji Umaru Nagwari Tambuwal, backed by the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Prof. Ahmed Ladan Ala. He officially joined the APC after meeting with Governor Ahmed Aliyu at the Government House in Sokoto on a Saturday morning. Salah cited Governor Aliyu's developmental projects across the state as the reason for his decision. He stated, \"Governor Ahmed Aliyu had done a lot for the state through the execution of various developmental projects aimed at improving the quality of life of the citizenry, hence the need to rally around the Governor and support his administration.\" Salah further pledged his full support to the Governor and assured that his followers would back the APC ahead of the 2027 general elections. The ADC received Salah's transfer into the APC with positivity. SUBEB Chairman Tambuwal expressed satisfaction that Salah had joined the APC and guaranteed him equal treatment within the party. The ADC has experienced several defections from its ranks across the 23 local government areas in Sokoto State.",
  "summary": "The African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Tambuwal Local Government Area of Sokoto State has suffered another defection after its former Director-General, Alhaji Umar Salah, joined the All Progressives Congress (APC). The development was announced in a statement signed by Abubakar Bawa, Director-General of Media and Publicity at the Sokoto State Government House, on September 26, […] Sokoto ADC…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}