By Ahmed Rufa’i, Dutse
Hundreds of members of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area, Kano State, have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
During a political gathering held in Dawakin Kudu town, the APC State Chairman, Alhaji Abdullahi Abbas, officially received the defectors. Represented by the State Party Secretary, Alhaji Ibrahim Zakari Sarina, Abbas praised the courage of the defectors, describing their decision as a step towards liberating Kano from what he termed the “failure of the NNPP government.”
Abbas noted, “The way people are trooping into the APC is a clear testimony of the NNPP’s failure, a government that came into power by accident. Good people of Kano will not allow it to continue beyond 2027.”
He urged party members to unite, forgive past differences, and work towards restoring the confidence of Kano residents in the APC’s vision for addressing the state’s socio-economic challenges.
In his remarks, Hon. Mustapha Bala Dawakin, former representative of Dawakin Kudu/Warawa Federal Constituency, described the influx of new members as encouraging and a sign that the APC is poised to reclaim Kano in the 2027 elections.
The leader of the defectors, Hon. Suleiman Dalibi Yargaya (Sardaunan Matasa), a former NNPP candidate for the Kano State House of Assembly, stated that he and over 12,000 of his political associates from 303 polling units across the 15 wards of Dawakin Kudu had left the NNPP to join the APC.
“We thought NNPP had a mission to move Kano to prosperity, but nearly two years into their administration, there is nothing to show. Instead, they have tarnished the state’s traditions and commercial heritage,” Yargaya said.
He pledged loyalty to the APC and promised to work towards the party’s success in returning Kano to prosperity.
“As we join APC today, we promise to be faithful members and dedicate ourselves to the development of the party and achieving its ultimate goals of making Kano State prosperous and great,” Yargaya concluded.
The event underscored the ongoing political realignments in Kano ahead of the 2027 general elections.