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APC members defect to PDP, confirming Bukola Saraki's leadership role as a PDP chieftain.
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Updated Sep 10
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What happened
APC members defect to PDP, confirming Bukola Saraki's leadership role as a PDP chieftain.
Who's involved
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The entities involved
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Peoples Democratic Party
Nigerian political party founded 1998
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All Progressives Congress
Nigerian political party
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Bukola Saraki
Nigerian politician, Waziri of Ilorin, senate president of the federal republic of Nigeria 2015-2019
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