Ahead of the anticipated defection of Senator Shehu Sani to the All Progressives Congress (APC), over 10,000 of his supporters have officially joined the ruling party in Kaduna State.
Sani, who represented Kaduna Central in the Senate from 2015 to 2019 under the APC, later defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and ran for the party’s gubernatorial ticket in the 2023 elections.
A source confirmed that Senator Sani is expected to rejoin the APC in the coming days, pending final arrangements.
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Meanwhile, Sani’s supporters, drawn from all 23 local government areas of Kaduna State, converged at the APC Campaign Office at NEPA Roundabout in Kaduna, carrying posters welcoming him back to the party.
The supporters said they have been urging Sani to return to the APC, and they are confident he will officially decamp in the coming week.
One of the defectors, Mr. Monday Jaji, a former campaign director for Sani, stated that he had been working for over two years to convince Sani to return to the APC due to his notable achievements during his time as Senator for Kaduna Central under the party.
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According to him, “When he was a senator, Comrade Shehu Sani built seven hospitals across his constituency. He distributed over 200 transformers to communities, assisted the poor masses, and even bought a house for destitutes in Kano road.
“Shehu Sani built a hospital in Chikun and built 3 in Igabi Local Government, Rigachikun, and Giwa Local Government,” he said.
While receiving the defectors, the Kaduna State APC Chairman, Air Commodore Emmanuel Jekada (Rtd), expressed his delight at their return to the party, noting that their defection would strengthen both the APC and Kaduna State, driving them to greater heights.
Meanwhile, reports indicate that several former lawmakers, who were unable to secure return tickets to the National Assembly in the last election, are preparing to leave the party.
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