Twenty two members of the Kano State House of Assembly have switched their allegiance from the New Nigeria Peoples Party to the All Progressives Congress.
The lawmakers announced their decision during Monday’s plenary session, coming shortly after Governor Abba Yusuf officially resigned from the NNPP following his recent visit to President Bola Tinubu at the State House in Abuja.
In a resignation letter addressed to the chairman of the Diso Chiranchi Ward in Gwale Local Government Area, Yusuf said his exit was prompted by what he described as “deepening internal crises” and “prolonged leadership disputes” within the party.
The governor’s defection occurred alongside that of 22 state lawmakers, eight members of the House of Representatives, and all 44 local government chairmen in Kano State.
Those who defected include the Speaker of the House, Jibril Falgore (Rogo), and the Deputy Speaker, Muhammad Bello Butu Butu (Tofa Rimin Gado).
Also leaving the NNPP are the Majority Leader, Lawan Hussain (Dala); the Deputy Majority Leader, Garba Shehu Fammar (Kibiya); and the Chief Whip, Muddasir Ibrahim Zawachiki (Kumbotso).
A video of the session shared on X by user @Imranmuhdz showed the proceedings inside the assembly chamber, with Speaker Falgore calling on each lawmaker to step forward and publicly declare their defection.
While announcing his decision, Rep. Rabiu Shuaibu (Dawakin Kudu) said, “I, Shuaibu Rabiu, representing Dawakin Kudu, resign my membership of the NNPP to the APC with immediate effect from today (Monday).”
Another lawmaker, Tukur Mohammed (Fagge), stated, “Mr Speaker, I am here to confirm I am resigning my membership of the NNPP and joining the APC.”
Other lawmakers who joined the APC include Zakariyya Abdullahi Nuhu (Gabasawa), Lawal Tini (Ajingi), Musa Tahir Haruna (Albasu), Ali Lawan Alhassan (Bagwai Shanono), Ali Muhammad Tiga (Bebeji), and Hafiz Gambo (Bunkure).
The list further features Murtala Muhammad Kadage (Garko), Abdulmajid Isah Umar (Gwale), Ahmad Ibrahim (Karaye), Alhassan Zakari (Kura Garun Malam), Suleiman Mukhtar Ishaq (Madobi), Abdulhamid Abdul (Minjibir), Muhammad Ibrahim (Rano), Kabiru Sule Dahiru (Tarauni), and Ali Abdullahi Manager (Wudil).
Responding to Governor Yusuf’s defection, the national leader of the NNPP, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, had earlier condemned the move, describing it as a betrayal and declaring January 23 as “World Betrayal Day”.
Kwankwaso was instrumental in Yusuf’s emergence as Kano State governor during the 2023 election through the Kwankwasiyya political movement.
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