{
  "id": 1435881,
  "title": "2027: Ganduje’s son dumps NDC after three months",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/2027-gandujes-son-dumps-ndc-after-three-months",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T06:24:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/17/2027-gandujes-son-dumps-ndc-after-three-months/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Abdulaziz Ganduje, the eldest son of former APC national chairman Abdullahi Ganduje, rejoined the party after spending three months in the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC). He formally returned to APC on Sunday at his father's ward office in Dawakin Tofa, Kano State, where he collected his membership card. Abdulaziz had previously joined the NDC and secured their nomination form for the Dawakin Tofa/Tofa/Rimin Gado Federal Constituency seat. Many believed his defection aligned him with the Kwankwasiyya movement led by ex-governor Rabiu Kwankwaso, a rival of his father. However, his return to APC occurred after the nomination form deadline had passed. Kano's politics has long been influenced by the rivalry between Kwankwaso's movement and Ganduje's APC. Abdulaziz's earlier switch to the NDC was seen as a boost for the Kwankwasiyya movement.",
  "summary": "Abdulaziz Ganduje, the eldest son of former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Ganduje, has returned to the party after three months in the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC. APC officials and members formally received Abdullahi back on Sunday at the Ganduje Ward office in Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of the state, where he […] 2027: Ganduje’s son dumps NDC…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}