Tag: Dimeji Bankole

Dimeji Bankole set to defect to APC

Aminu Imam

Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, is set to defect from the Action Democratic Party (ADC) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).  Spokesperson to APC caretaker chairman, Mamman Muhammad, disclosed this on Friday.  The APC caretaker chairman, Governor Mai Mala Buni, Jigawa State governor, Abubakar Badaru and Bankole had met and concluded arrangements for the former Speakers defection to the party. He said the three leaders discussed a wide range of political issues including the movement of the former Speaker and his supporters into the party.  It is evident that APCs opportunities…

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Former Reps. Speaker, Dimeji Bankole, set to marry daughter of Kebbi State governor

Aminu Imam

The former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, is set to tie the nuptial knot with the daughter of the Governor of Kebbi State, Atiku Bagudu, A’isha Shinkafi Sa’idu, on Friday 15th January. Dimeji Bankole, who had divorced his first wife in 2017, had in the past few years been a much sought after bachelor in the circle of eligible spinsters both within and outside Nigeria. Fridays marriage ceremony will draw the curtain on rife speculations regarding his matrimonial intentions since the divorce. The bride, a lawyer and…

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