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Basheer Lado, a former‎ senator under the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has decamped to All Progressives Congress (APC) with over 5,000 supporters in a grand reception in Kano.

NAN reports that the event took place at the popular Sani Abacha Stadium before a large crowd of supporters.

Lado, who was accompanied to the venue by party supporters, was received by Segun Oni, deputy national chairman of the APC, on behalf of the party’s national chairman, John Oyegun.

The former senator represented Kano central from 2011 to 2015. He lost to the immediate past governor of the state, Rabi’u Kwankwaso, during the 2015 general election.

Speaking shortly after he was received by the party, Lado promised to work for the development of the party not only at the state level but the country as at large.

“I am very happy to APC with over 5,000 supporters, together we are going to work for the party to become stronger in the state and the country in general,” he said.

The former senator said his decision to move to the APC was borne out his conviction that the party had done well and fulfilled the promises it made to the electorate.

Earlier, Abdullahi Ganduje, Kano governor, said Lado had brought a lot of development to the state when he was a senator.

He said the contract of Kano-Katsina road was awarded during the senator’s term in the senate.

Ganduje also added that the senator moved the motion for the construction of a ‎fly-over along Zaria Road in Kano metropolis.

‎The governor also commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his efforts in the fight against corruption and insurgency in the country.