The former vice president of Nigeria, Namadi Sambo, has officially dumped the leading opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The Kaduna-born politician served as the vice president to former President Goodluck Jonathan from May 19, 2010, to May 29, 2015.
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Before then, he had also served as governor of Kaduna State from 2007 to 2010.
Sambo became the latest high-profile politician to defect from the PDP to the APC in the run-up to the 2027 general elections.
