Zamfara Governor, Dauda Lawal, Set to Join APC, Dickson Dumps PDP, Joins NDC

Emmanuel Addeh and Sunday Aborisade in Abuja

Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has concluded plans to defect from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), as consultations have been completed of political realignment in the North-west state.

The move could further weaken the PDP and reshape the political configuration in the region ahead of the next electoral cycle, as APC governors are set to hit 31 and as the opposition parties struggle to find their footing.