Nigeria, Feb. 23 -- Controversy is trailing the invitation of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, and the Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, to the personal ceremonies of an opposition senator in Kano.

Kawu Sumaila, representing Kano South Senatorial District under the New Nigeria People Party (NNPP), defected from the APC in the build-up to the 2023 elections following a protracted leadership crisis in the party.

In a statement on Friday, the deputy senate president said he led a delegation of federal lawmakers to Mr Sumaila's children's wedding.

"Today, (21 February), I led the Senate delegation to the wedding ceremony of Senator Sulaiman Abdulrahman Kawu Sumaila's and Alhaji Abdulmana...