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Sokoto lawmaker Ibrahim Lamido has defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Additionally, NNPP leader Aminu Ibrahim Ringim has also joined the ADC in Jigawa State. Kebbi State Governor Nasir Idris expressed support for Tinubu's re-election in 2027, while the Labour Party elected Yawale Abubakar as its new state chairman in Sokoto.

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