Nigeria: Two More Zamfara Senators, Nwaoboshi Defect to APC

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Nigeria: Two More Zamfara Senators, Nwaoboshi Defect to APC

[Premium Times] The three senators announced their defection in separate letters to the Senate on Wednesday.

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