Nigerian ambassador to South Africa resigns, defects from APC to PDP

The Nigerian ambassador to South Africa, Ahmed Ibeto, has resigned his appointment and defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Ibeto reportedly submitted his letter of resignation at the ministry of external affairs in Abuja.

Ibeto, who was deputy governor of Niger state for eight years, was said to have arrived Nigeria from Pretoria on Sunday, to commence preparations for the 2019 election.

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He is reportedly planning to formalise his return to the PDP at Ibeto, his village, before joining the governorship race in Niger.

The former ambassador was a member of the PDP until the primary election of the party in November 2014, where he lost the governorship ticket to Umar Nasko, former chief of staff to Babangida Aliyu, a former governor.

In 2016, President Muhammadu Buhari appointed him an ambassador and he was posted to South Africa.

This story is based on a report by the Punch.

 

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