Nigeria: 15,000 Shekarau Supporters Defect to PDP in Kano

12 February 2014

About 15,000 supporters of a former All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, Tuesday defected from the party to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The defectors were from Gwarzo Local Government Area said they decided to follow their leader to PDP after wide consultations with people in the 10 wards in the local government.

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