{"id":68536,"date":"2025-06-19T13:52:35","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T13:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=68536"},"modified":"2025-06-19T13:52:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T13:52:35","slug":"former-vp-namadi-sambo-defects-to-apc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/06\/19\/former-vp-namadi-sambo-defects-to-apc\/","title":{"rendered":"Former VP Namadi Sambo Defects to APC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Huldah Shado<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a significant political development, former Vice President Namadi Sambo has formally joined the All Progressives Congress (APC), after leaving the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).<\/p>\n<p>The defection ceremony took place at the Kaduna State Government House on Wednesday, where Sambo was warmly received by Governor Uba Sani and other APC leaders.<\/p>\n<p>The move is seen as a major blow to the PDP, particularly in the North-West region, where Sambo&#8217;s influence and reputation as a technocrat and former Kaduna governor could bolster the APC\u2019s grassroots support.<\/p>\n<p>During the event, Sambo explained his reasons for joining the APC, stating that the party\u2019s vision for a united and prosperous Nigeria aligns with his own aspirations.<\/p>\n<p>He pledged to contribute his experience to the party\u2019s growth and support its development agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Sani welcomed Sambo, describing his defection as a game-changer for both the party and Kaduna State.<\/p>\n<p>The development has sparked reactions across the political spectrum, with some prominent figures weighing in on its implications.<\/p>\n<p>Former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido questioned Sambo\u2019s motives, suggesting the move may be driven by personal interests or a desire to regain political relevance.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized the need for principle-driven politics and urged Nigerian politicians to prioritize ideology over opportunism.<\/p>\n<p>As the APC continues to attract prominent defectors from opposition parties, concerns are mounting over the PDP\u2019s stability ahead of the 2027 general elections.<\/p>\n<p>Political analysts predict further realignments in Nigeria\u2019s political landscape in the coming months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Huldah Shado &nbsp; In a significant political development, former Vice President Namadi Sambo has formally joined the All Progressives Congress (APC), after leaving the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The defection ceremony took place at the Kaduna State Government House on Wednesday, where Sambo was warmly received by Governor Uba Sani and other APC leaders. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":68537,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[186],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68536"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68536\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68538,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68536\/revisions\/68538"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}