Former Ogun Governor and
former Campaign manager for Atiku Abubakar Presidency on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Gbenga Daniel has defected to All Progressive Congress, APC.
Gbenga Daniel a two-time governor under the PDP will pick up the APC’s membership card on Tuesday in Sagamu, he said in a statement.
The decision was in time for Mr. Daniel’s eligibility to pick up the party’s membership before ongoing registration exercise expires later today.
He will be receiving party chairman and Yobe Governor Mai Mala Buni and about three other APC governors as part of the political move, which would leave the PDP without a visible leader in the Gateway State.
Mr. Daniel was the campaign manager for Atiku Abubakar during the 2019 presidential election, helping the former vice president to a drawn primary victory.