Nigeria, April 19 -- The former Governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau, has defected from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and is expected to rejoin the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

Mr Shekarau announced his defection from the PDP on Sunday at his Mundubawa Avenue Residence in Kano, decorated with APC posters, following days of consultations, including with his Shura committee (supporters), who approved his defection to the APC.

Mr Shekarau, who served two consecutive terms as Kano governor between 2003 and 2011, rejoined the APC days after the APC national chairman, Nentawe Yilwatda, invited him to the ruling party alongside another PDP chieftain, Bello Hayatu.

In 2003, Mr Shekarau made history as the first c...