{"id":194441,"date":"2026-02-11T17:00:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T16:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/apc-national-secretary-visits-kano-governor-yusuf"},"modified":"2026-02-11T18:17:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T17:17:01","slug":"apc-national-secretary-visits-kano-governor-yusuf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/apc-national-secretary-visits-kano-governor-yusuf","title":{"rendered":"APC National Secretary visits Kano Governor, Yusuf"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The National Secretary of the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, Surajudeen Basiru, on Wednesday paid a courtesy visit to Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf.<\/p>\n<p>Basiru in a statement described the meeting as an opportunity to explore ways to further consolidate the APC\u2019s presence in Kano State.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI paid a courtesy visit to the Kano State Governor, H.E. Abba Yusuf, at the Kano Governor\u2019s Lodge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe visit afforded us the opportunity of discussing how to further strengthen and unify our party, the APC, in Kano State and further the support base of the Governor,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The visit comes weeks after Governor Yusuf\u2019s high-profile defection from the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, to the APC in late January 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The National Secretary of the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, Surajudeen Basiru, on Wednesday paid a courtesy visit to Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf. 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