{"id":240344,"date":"2026-01-26T12:48:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T12:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/ganduje-returns-from-london-ahead-of-apc-reception-for-gov-yusuf\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T12:48:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T12:48:59","slug":"ganduje-returns-from-london-ahead-of-apc-reception-for-gov-yusuf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/ganduje-returns-from-london-ahead-of-apc-reception-for-gov-yusuf\/","title":{"rendered":"Ganduje returns from London ahead of APC reception for Gov Yusuf"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"the-post\">\n<p><!-- .entry-header-outer \/--><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured-area\">\n<div class=\"featured-area-inner\">\n<figure class=\"single-featured-image\"><img width=\"780\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/politicsnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/615188269_2359529161136216_4240790211081781632_n-780x470.jpg\" class=\"attachment-jannah-image-post size-jannah-image-post wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-main-img=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content entry clearfix\">\n<p>Former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has returned to Nigeria ahead of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano, who is expected to defect to the party.<\/p>\n<p>Muhammad Garba, chief of staff to Ganduje, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Garba said Ganduje arrived in Abuja aboard a British Airways flight at about 5:30 am.<\/p>\n<p>He said the former Kano governor is expected to travel to Kano later in the day for a series of political engagements.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe former governor is scheduled to participate in the APC\u2019s electronic registration of members, a programme he initiated during his tenure as national chairman of the party,\u201d Garba said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is also expected to play a prominent role in activities surrounding the planned reception of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, who is set to formally defect to the APC,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Ganduje had travelled to London to attend the graduation ceremony of his daughter, Fatima Ganduje.<\/p>\n<p>Fatima, who is married to Idris Ajimobi, son of the late Abiola Ajimobi, former governor of Oyo, graduated from King\u2019s College, London.<\/p>\n<p>She completed a master\u2019s degree at the institution on Thursday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content \/--><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has returned to Nigeria ahead of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano, who is expected to defect to the party. Muhammad Garba, chief of staff to Ganduje, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday. 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