2023 Presidential Election: Top Northern Senator Set to Meet Tinubu After Romance With Kwankwaso

• The 2023 presidential candidate for the All Progressives Congress Bola Tinubu will be meeting with the former governor of Kano state on Wednesday, August 17
• Sources said that the meeting between Tinubu and Ibrahim Shekarau is aimed at wooing the latter into APC
• It was also gathered that 2023 presidential candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party Atiku Abubakar had already promised Shekarau some juicy positions within the party

With reports of his possible defection from the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), Ibrahim Shekarau is set to meet with the 2023 presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu.

Daily Nigerian reports that the former governor of Lagos state has invited his counterpart from Kano state to a meeting with him.

Sources familiar with the itinerary said Shekarau would be meeting with Tinubu on Wednesday, August 17,

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It was gathered that the meeting between Tinubu and Shekarau who is the NNPP candidate for the 2023 Kano central senatorial district is aimed at wooing the former into the APC.

The source added that Shekarau had already reached a deal with the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar, to join the party and lead his campaign in the Northwest region of the country.

A top member of the PDP in Kano state also noted that the opposition party has already commenced deliberations on structure alignment within the party to accommodate the former Kano governor.

According to the chieftain, PDP's zonal vice chairman, Bello Gwarzo, had updated the party leaders in Kano state over plans of bringing Shekarau into the opposition.

Jubilation engulfs PDP as Atiku Abubakar receives thousands of defectors from APC, other parties

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The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, was met with thousands of defectors from other political parties during his visit to his home state.

All the defectors, including those from the APC, were received by Atiky in Yola into the opposition party.

Atiku, during the event, promised the new party members of justice, equity and fairness within the PDP.

Trouble brews as Amaechi's strongest ally dumps party over Wike's alliance with APC leaders

Chris Finebone had dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC) to join the Peoples Democratic Party.

Finebone, an ally of the former minister and ex-governor of Rivers state, Rotimi Amaechi, made the announcement on Friday, August 12.

Since his defection from the APC to the PDP, Finebone has visited Governor Nyesom Wike at his Port Harcourt residence.

Source: Legit.ng