{"id":94003,"date":"2022-04-17T19:18:51","date_gmt":"2022-04-17T18:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=94003"},"modified":"2022-04-17T19:18:51","modified_gmt":"2022-04-17T18:18:51","slug":"former-apc-governor-yari-decamps-to-pdp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/former-apc-governor-yari-decamps-to-pdp\/","title":{"rendered":"Former APC Governor, Yari Decamps To PDP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A former Zamfara state Governor, Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari, and Senator Kabiru Garba Marafa have dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nThe Chairman of the opposition PDP in the state, retired Colonel Bala Mande, made the announcement shortly after a stakeholders\u2019 meeting in Gusau, the state capital, on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Col. 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