Dr Abudullahi Ganduje
6 Jan
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abudullahi Ganduje, alongside other stakeholders in the party, have urged the members of party in Kano State. They have also urged the members to be united so as to wrest power from the incumbent New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) administration in the state. Ganduje made…
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