Gov Abba Yusuf officially rejoins to APC

Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has officially returned to the All Progressives Congress (APC), barely days after resigning from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).

The governor announced his defection on Monday, just three days after formally dumping the NNPP, citing prolonged internal crises and unresolved legal battles that, according to him, had eroded the party’s unity at both state and national levels.

Yusuf’s return to the APC confirms earlier reports by Very Nigerian that the governor was expected to rejoin the ruling party following his resignation from the NNPP last Friday.

His defection comes amid a sweeping political realignment in Kano State, which has seen key NNPP leaders cross over to the APC. Earlier on Monday, the Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly, Jibril Ismail Falgore, his deputy, Muhammad Bello Butu-Butu, the Majority Leader, Lawan Hussain, alongside 19 other lawmakers, officially defected from the NNPP to the APC.

The mass defection has further weakened the NNPP’s grip on Kano politics and strengthened the APC’s position in the state, signalling a major shift in the political landscape ahead of future election.