The deputy governor of Sokoto State, Mannir Dan’iya, has allegedly sealed a $5million cross-carpeting deal to defect to the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Thursday.

DAILY NIGERIAN gathered that deputy governor, who is currently the Sokoto North senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, will be received by President Muhammadu Buhari into APC today.

Mr Buhari is expected to lead the presidential rally of the APC in Sokoto on Thursday and present the party’s presidential standard-bearer, Bola Tinubu to the people of the state.

In a letter dated February 8, 2023 and addressed to the Kware Ward PDP chairman, the deputy governor said, “I write notify you of withdrawal of my membership from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with effect from 8! February 2023. I appreciate the opportunities given to me, which made me serve in various capacities under the PDP.”

But inside sources said, several meeting were held in Sokoto and Abuja with the APC leader in the state, Aliyu Wamakko, and some top leaders of the party at the instance of Mr Dan’iya’s godfather, Ummarun Kwabo.

Mr Ummarun Kwabo had earlier in January defected to the APC, following Governor Aminu Tambuwal’s refusal to endorse the governorship ambition of Mr Dan’iya.

A source familiar with the meetings told our correspondent that the ruling party had made a lot of promises to him if he defects to APC, withdraws from senatorial contest for Mr Wamakko and be refunded the money he spent on the senatorial ambition.

“They offered him $5 million as compensation to withdraw from the senatorial contest for Alu [Wamakko] and join the APC. They know that PDP is a threat to them in Sokoto Central, so they are doing everything possible for Alu to go back to senate.

“They also promised Mannir’s cases with anti-corruption agencies will be dropped if he agreed to join the APC tomorrow,” said a source who preferred anonymity.

Efforts to speak with Mr Dan’iya were unsuccessful as his mobile numbers were switched off.

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Sensational headline.


Sokoto is batified

Jonathan do pass, but when bad government tire Nigerians your money is useless, APC your money is useless, we're tired

APC sai mun bata wuta

Atiku is coming

This is terrible. APC continue buying people and claiming they are willingly joining the party. This is the real reason the NAIRA REDESIGN POLICY must stand. APC is ready to pay even 100,000 naira for one vote.

This is serious oh. A whole $5 million to a man like that and nobody is even saying anything.

“They also promised Mannir’s cases with anti-corruption agencies will be dropped if he agreed to join the APC tomorrow,” said a source who preferred anonymity.

They are even bent on dropping all cases of corruption if he joins. What a wow. The

MadeInTokyo:
$5 million dollars
Everybody is cashing out steady from Tinubu

The money sweet.

Last cash out , collect your money and vote wisely

The level of the!efulubu desperation to grab power at all cost is scary.


Obi/Datti the only hope

He is a political babiala, like every other APC urchins looking for financial palliatives all around.

At this point in time, reasonable Nigerians should draw the lines between their stomach and conscience.

Okk

I tell Deji Adeyanju that time that APC will win Sokoto.....he dey Abuja dey do keyboard warrior.....APC plan na to win all 6 states in the NW...All six states in the SW......at least 4 states in NC.....At least 2 states in NE......At least 1 state in the SS......and at least 1 state in the SE....

Dem still dey work on Kwankaso.... if APC successed in wooing NNPP to join them...na game over for opposition

Tinubu is just spending so much to buy people. But the old greedy mofo will be taught a bitter lessons and will eventually collapse after seeing results

Good move

Typical Naija man

TheNiceGuy:
Sensational headline.


Sokoto is batified

Making useless and fraud money is always their legacy


Batified man, how much has reached your pocket, na your mate be that so, stay here and be shouting "batified with poverty

If he joins LP it is free,but since he joined APC it is $5m deal...obidirty people turn am to transfer window.

Tinubu keep buying votes. What do you expect him to do when he wins? Sell us into slavery

How far my motherland?

I tot transfer window was already closed

APC. Devilish party.

If they are paying people $5million imagine how they will take the money back from Nigeria's treasury once they are in power. APC is a big NO!

$5 million deal for the summer season

By the time APC finish with this country ehn.

LiteratureClass:
This is terrible. APC continue buying people and claiming they are willingly joining the party. This is the real reason the NAIRA REDESIGN POLICY must stand. APC is ready to pay even 100,000 naira for one vote.

I swear!

Na wa o. Them don betray Tambuwal too

So its only APC thats offering money to oppositions,while other parties are saint?Enough of all these nonsense news.

Hi

Q

really? as per say Transfer market abi.... nothing is impossible in this country