Nigeria’s ambassador to South Africa, Ahmed Ibeto has resigned and renounced his membership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to join opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Ibeto was a deputy governor of Niger State on the platform of PDP in 2015. He was appointed an ambassador and posted to South Africa by President Muhammed Buhari in 2017. A source close to Ibeto told said he would join governorship race immediately he registered with PDP. He resigned his membership of the PDP along with thousands of his supporters after complaining about “the injustice” melted to him by the then ruling party.

Source: The Guardian July 31, 2018 16:41 UTC