{"id":198461,"date":"2026-04-05T21:05:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T20:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/former-jigawa-central-senator-nakudu-joins-adc"},"modified":"2026-04-05T22:13:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T21:13:54","slug":"former-jigawa-central-senator-nakudu-joins-adc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/former-jigawa-central-senator-nakudu-joins-adc","title":{"rendered":"Former Jigawa Central Senator Nakudu joins ADC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A former senator representing Jigawa Central, Sabo Muhammad Nakudu, has officially joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC).<\/p>\n<p>Speaking shortly after registering with the party in Dutse, the state capital, Nakudu explained that his departure from the All Progressives Congress (APC) was motivated by a desire to align with a more inclusive political platform focused on grassroots development and internal party democracy.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Nakudu had recently resigned from the APC.<\/p>\n<p>He expressed optimism that the ADC presents a strong alternative capable of addressing the challenges confronting Jigawa State.<\/p>\n<p>The former senator also officially announced his ambition to run for the governorship in the 2027 general elections under the ADC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur decision follows extensive consultation and careful consideration. We are convinced that the ADC offers a credible platform to realise our vision for a better Jigawa,\u201d he said.<\/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. A former senator representing Jigawa Central, Sabo Muhammad Nakudu, has officially joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Speaking shortly after registering with the party in Dutse, the state capital, Nakudu explained that his departure from the All Progressives Congress (APC) was motivated by a desire to align with a more inclusive political [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":198460,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,16],"tags":[254],"class_list":["post-198461","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>Former Jigawa Central Senator Nakudu joins ADC - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A former senator representing Jigawa Central, Sabo Muhammad Nakudu, has officially joined the African Democratic Congres ...\" \/>\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\/former-jigawa-central-senator-nakudu-joins-adc\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Former Jigawa Central Senator Nakudu joins ADC\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A former senator representing Jigawa Central, Sabo Muhammad Nakudu, has officially joined the African Democratic Congres ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/former-jigawa-central-senator-nakudu-joins-adc\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-05T20:05:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-05T21:13:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/sm_1775423589.190108.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\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\/former-jigawa-central-senator-nakudu-joins-adc#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/former-jigawa-central-senator-nakudu-joins-adc\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Former Jigawa Central Senator Nakudu joins ADC\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-05T20:05:16+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-05T21:13:54+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/former-jigawa-central-senator-nakudu-joins-adc\"},\"wordCount\":154,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/former-jigawa-central-senator-nakudu-joins-adc#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/sm_1775423589.190108.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Nigeria\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Parties\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/former-jigawa-central-senator-nakudu-joins-adc#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/former-jigawa-central-senator-nakudu-joins-adc\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/former-jigawa-central-senator-nakudu-joins-adc\",\"name\":\"Former Jigawa Central Senator Nakudu joins ADC - 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