{"id":173187,"date":"2022-04-06T20:34:17","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T19:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=173187"},"modified":"2022-04-06T20:34:17","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T19:34:17","slug":"jonathans-ex-minister-labaran-maku-dumps-apga-returns-to-pdp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/04\/06\/jonathans-ex-minister-labaran-maku-dumps-apga-returns-to-pdp\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonathan\u2019s ex-minister, Labaran Maku dumps APGA, returns to PDP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Labaran Maku, National Secretary of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has dumped the platform.<\/p>\n<p>Maku defected to his former base, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).<\/p>\n<p>The politician served as Minister of Information under President Goodluck Jonathan\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n<p>Maku confirmed his defection to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lafia.<\/p>\n<p>He said the decision was in response to the yearnings of the people of Nasarawa State.<\/p>\n<p>Maku left the PDP for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/03\/28\/2023-be-people-oriented-apga-chieftain-urges-politicians\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">APGA<\/a> in 2015 after his unsuccessful attempt to clinch the PDP governorship ticket.<\/p>\n<p>He contested for the Nasarawa governorship position in 2015 and 2019 on the APGA ticket.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Labaran Maku, National Secretary of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has dumped the platform. 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