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Author: dailypost.ngPublished on: April 26, 2026Country: Nigeria

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Yusuf Tuggar, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, officially declared his intention to run for the governorship election in Bauchi. Senator Ibrahim Lamido has left the All Progressives Congress (APC) to join the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Additionally, Aminu Ibrahim Ringim, leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Jigawa State, has also defected to the ADC.

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