Former ADC Leader Alhaji Umar Salah Joins APC in Sokoto

On September 26, 2026, Alhaji Umar Salah, the former Director-General of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Tambuwal Local Government Area of Sokoto State, officially joined the All Progressives Congress (APC). This defection was announced in a statement by Abubakar Bawa, the Director-General of Media and Publicity at the Sokoto State Government House.

Salah was welcomed into the APC by Alhaji Umaru Nagwari Tambuwal, the chairman of the Sokoto State Universal Basic Education Board, alongside Prof. Ahmed Ladan Ala, the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education. Salah's decision followed a meeting with Governor Ahmed Aliyu at the Government House in Sokoto.

He attributed his defection to the impactful developmental projects initiated by Governor Aliyu, stating the need to support the governor's administration. Salah pledged his full support to the APC and indicated that his followers would also back the party in the upcoming 2027 general elections.

Tambuwal assured Salah of equal treatment within the APC, emphasizing the absence of discrimination in the party.