Mannir Dan’iya, the deputy governor of Sokoto State, has dumped the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC), days before the 2023 general elections.

The deputy governor, who is currently the Sokoto Central senatorial candidate of the PDP will be received by President Muhammadu Buhari into APC today.

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.”