{
  "id": 432139,
  "title": "Inuwa, Daura defect from ADC in Katsina",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/inuwa-daura-defect-from-adc-in-katsina",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T02:26:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/inuwa-daura-defect-from-adc-in-katsina/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Two Katsina governorship aspirants, Dr Mustapha Muhammad Inuwa and Lawal Musa Daura, have recently defected from the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Both politicians were defeated in the state's primary elections. Inuwa, a former Secretary to the State Government and Law Minister, has joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). In contrast, Daura, formerly a Director-General of the Department of State Services, has aligned with the Allied Movement of Nigeria (APM). Inuwa, who served as Commissioner for Education from 2003 to 2006, later became State Secretary during the administrations of Umaru Musa Yar'Adua and Aminu Bello Masari. He left the APC in 2022, joined the PDP, and subsequently the ADC in 2025. Following his defection, Daura, who also contested the ADC governorship ticket, may be named as the running mate for Governor Seyi Makinde, the APM presidential candidate.",
  "summary": "Two aggrieved governorship aspirants of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Katsina state have resigned their membership of the party. The two chieftains, a former Secretary to the Katsina State Government (SSG). Dr Mustapha Muhammad Inuwa and a former Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Lawal Musa Daura announced their defection after loosing […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}