Former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has returned to Nigeria ahead of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano, who is expected to defect to the party.
Muhammad Garba, chief of staff to Ganduje, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday.
Garba said Ganduje arrived in Abuja aboard a British Airways flight at about 5:30 am.
He said the former Kano governor is expected to travel to Kano later in the day for a series of political engagements.
“The former governor is scheduled to participate in the APC’s electronic registration of members, a programme he initiated during his tenure as national chairman of the party,” Garba said.
“He is also expected to play a prominent role in activities surrounding the planned reception of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, who is set to formally defect to the APC,” he added.
Ganduje had travelled to London to attend the graduation ceremony of his daughter, Fatima Ganduje.
Fatima, who is married to Idris Ajimobi, son of the late Abiola Ajimobi, former governor of Oyo, graduated from King’s College, London.
She completed a master’s degree at the institution on Thursday.