The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, Sunday, alongside party bigwigs arrived Kano for a scheduled meeting with Ibrahim Shekarau, a former Governor of Kano State, who is expected to return to the party from the New Nigerian People Party (NNPP) on Monday, August 29.
“I just touched down at the Centre of Commerce, Kano State. The next few days are set to be very productive, Abubakar said in a Facebook post.
Atiku is expected to welcome Shekarau back to the PDP on Monday after the latter’s sojourn in the NNPP.
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Mr Abubakar’s entourage includes the Vice Presidential Candidate, Ifeanyi Okowa, former Vice President, Namadi Sambo, the National Chairman of the PDP, Iyorchia Ayu, and a former governor of Jigawa, Sule Lamido, and many other party bigwigs.
Shekarau had left the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) for NNPP in May.
This was confirmed on Tuesday, May 17, via a terse statement on the official Twitter account of the NNPP.
The statement, which reads: “Finally: Sen Ibrahim Shekarau Joins Us”, was shared alongside a photo of Senator Shekarau and Senator Ibrahim Kwankwaso.