Nigeria, June 23 -- Garba Maidoki, one of the senators barred by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from participating in its senatorial primary election, has resigned his membership of the party and defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

Mr Maidoki, who represents Kebbi South Senatorial District, announced his resignation from the APC in a letter read by the Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, during Tuesday's plenary.

Mr Maidoki, a first-term senator was initially elected to the Senate in 2023 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He defected to the APC in May 2025 alongside two other Kebbi senators, Adamu Aliero (Kebbi Central) and Yahaya Abdullahi (Kebbi North), after meeting President Bola Ti...