{"id":3001,"date":"2026-03-18T19:55:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T19:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=3001"},"modified":"2026-03-18T19:55:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T19:55:08","slug":"ex-fct-senator-philip-aduda-formally-joins-apc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=3001","title":{"rendered":"Ex-FCT senator Philip Aduda formally joins APC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Philip Aduda, a former senator, has formally joined the All Progressives Congress (APC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aduda&nbsp;was&nbsp;received&nbsp;into&nbsp;the&nbsp;ruling&nbsp;party&nbsp;on&nbsp;Monday&nbsp;in&nbsp;Abuja&nbsp;by&nbsp;Nentawe&nbsp;Yilwatda, the&nbsp;APC&nbsp;national&nbsp;chairman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fireboy DML - iseoluwa (Official Video)\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jhR7EtqJ4LE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier on Monday, Aduda, who\u00a0represented the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) between 2011 and 2023 in the senate,\u00a0resigned\u00a0from the\u00a0Peoples Democratic Party\u00a0(PDP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aduda, an ally of Nyesom Wike, the minister of the FCT, attributed his decision to quit the PDP to the leadership crisis in the opposition party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The former senator expressed appreciation to the PDP for the opportunity to serve in various elective positions in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this month, Wike said Ireti Kingibe, the senator representing the FCT in the senate, would not be re-elected in 2027, claiming that she has \u201cno project to show\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aduda lost the FCT senatorial election in 2023 to Kingibe.  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