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A Former Minister of State for Defence under the Goodluck Jonathan administration, Musiliu Obanikoro, will be officially defecting to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The politician, who is a former Ambassador of Nigeria to Ghana, confirmed this to Channels TV. He said he would be declaring his defection in Lagos, weekend.
Obanikoro has recently been seen in some APC gatherings. He is yet to state reasons for his defection.
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The present admonistration has fingered him in some corruption and electoral offences cases. He was reported to have returned up to N100m to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
In 2015, Obanikoro lost the PDP governorship ticket to Jimi Agbaje.