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Former governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau, has formally dumped the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).<\/p>\n

Malam Shekarau, the senator representing Kano central district in the Senate also announced that he has dumped the senatorial ticket of the NNPP.<\/p>\n

This is just as he was received into PDP at his Mandubawa home by the presidential candidate of PDP, Atiku Abubakar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to him, \u201cmy action was predicated to restore justice and fairness in Nigeria.\u201d<\/p>\n

He assured of readiness to mobilise his supporters across the country to guarantee the victory of Atiku by next year\u2019s presidential election.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Former governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau, has formally dumped the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Malam Shekarau, the senator representing Kano central district in the Senate also announced that he has dumped the senatorial ticket of the NNPP. 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