{"id":198452,"date":"2026-04-05T21:04:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T20:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/yobe-lawmaker-jakduwa-defects-to-apc-after-pdp-exit"},"modified":"2026-04-05T22:13:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T21:13:04","slug":"yobe-lawmaker-jakduwa-defects-to-apc-after-pdp-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/yobe-lawmaker-jakduwa-defects-to-apc-after-pdp-exit","title":{"rendered":"Yobe lawmaker Jakduwa defects to APC after PDP exit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Following his recent resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the member representing Bade\/Jakusko Federal Constituency, Hon. Hassan Kaikaku Jakduwa, has joined the All Progressives Congress (APC).<\/p>\n<p>The lawmaker disclosed this on Sunday via his official Facebook page, noting that the decision came after careful reflection and wide consultations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy choice is driven by the desire to align with a platform that will further enhance my capacity to serve effectively and attract more opportunities and development to our constituency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am confident that this step will strengthen our collective efforts toward improving the lives of our people\u201d, he posted.<\/p>\n<p>Jakduwa appreciated the leadership and members of the APC for the warm reception and support, while also thanking his supporters and well-wishers for their understanding, encouragement and continued trust.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI assure you all that my dedication to service remains firm and unwavering. Together, we will continue to work for peace, progress and prosperity in our constituency, Yobe State and Nigeria at large\u201d, he posted.<\/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. Following his recent resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the member representing Bade\/Jakusko Federal Constituency, Hon. Hassan Kaikaku Jakduwa, has joined the All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmaker disclosed this on Sunday via his official Facebook page, noting that the decision came after careful reflection and wide consultations. \u201cMy choice is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":198451,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,16],"tags":[254],"class_list":["post-198452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-parties","tag-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Yobe lawmaker Jakduwa defects to APC after PDP exit - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Following his recent resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the member representing Bade\/Jakusko Federal C ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/yobe-lawmaker-jakduwa-defects-to-apc-after-pdp-exit\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Yobe lawmaker Jakduwa defects to APC after PDP exit\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Following his recent resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the member representing Bade\/Jakusko Federal C ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/yobe-lawmaker-jakduwa-defects-to-apc-after-pdp-exit\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-05T20:04:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-05T21:13:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/sm_1775423526.763179.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"411\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/yobe-lawmaker-jakduwa-defects-to-apc-after-pdp-exit#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/yobe-lawmaker-jakduwa-defects-to-apc-after-pdp-exit\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Yobe lawmaker Jakduwa defects to APC after PDP exit\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-05T20:04:13+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-05T21:13:04+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/yobe-lawmaker-jakduwa-defects-to-apc-after-pdp-exit\"},\"wordCount\":185,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/yobe-lawmaker-jakduwa-defects-to-apc-after-pdp-exit#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/sm_1775423526.763179.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Nigeria\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Parties\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/yobe-lawmaker-jakduwa-defects-to-apc-after-pdp-exit#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/yobe-lawmaker-jakduwa-defects-to-apc-after-pdp-exit\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/yobe-lawmaker-jakduwa-defects-to-apc-after-pdp-exit\",\"name\":\"Yobe lawmaker Jakduwa defects to APC after PDP exit - 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