{"id":292397,"date":"2023-10-07T11:25:28","date_gmt":"2023-10-07T10:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=292397"},"modified":"2023-10-07T11:25:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T10:25:28","slug":"ex-kogi-federal-lawmaker-hussein-dumps-pdp-for-apc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/10\/07\/ex-kogi-federal-lawmaker-hussein-dumps-pdp-for-apc\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Kogi Federal lawmaker, Hussein dumps PDP for APC"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>The former lawmaker alongside hundreds of his supporters joined the APC<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The APC Chairman in Kogi State, Abdullahi Bello expressed confidence that the APC would win overwhelmingly in the forthcoming election<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A former federal lawmaker in the House of Representatives, Ismail Inah Hussein has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) for the ruling All Progressive Congress, (APC) in Kogi 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