Former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate Sa’idu Umar Ubandoma has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The reports say Ubandoma was the PDP’s governorship candidate in Sokoto State’s 2023 election and is a former ally of ex-Sokoto State Governor, Senator Aminu Waziri Tambuwal. According to the outlets, he moves to the APC ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The defections were reported to have been formalised through an APC reception in Abuja. Daily Post Nigeria says Ubandoma was received by APC’s Sokoto State party leader, Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, at his residence in Asokoro, Abuja. Vanguard also reports that Ubandoma is welcomed into the APC by the party’s leadership in Sokoto State, citing the senator as part of the reception.
Both sources frame the move as a party switch by Ubandoma, with no further details provided in the excerpts about any role he may take within the APC or any reasons for leaving the PDP.
