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Eight Zamfara lawmakers rejoin Nigeria’s APC

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Eight lawmakers from Zamfara State who had left the All Progressives Congress (APC) have decided to rejoin the party after meeting Nigerian President Bola Tinubu. They pledged to support the APC in the 2027 general elections, PM News Nigeria reports.

Eight elected representatives from Nigeria’s Zamfara State have decided to rejoin the All Progressives Congress (APC), President Bola Tinubu’s party, after leaving it a few weeks earlier. They made the decision at a meeting with Tinubu on Sunday evening, PM News Nigeria reports.

The representatives also promised to help the APC win the 2027 general elections, ending speculation that they might join the African Democratic Congress. Minister of State for Defence Bello Matawalle led the delegation to meet the president, accompanied by MP Aminu Sani Jaji. Efforts are under way to address the representatives’ grievances.

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