NNPP Vs APC: Political Battle Begins as Tinubu, Ganduje's Boys Move To Retake Kano
- APC stakeholders in Kano held a strategy meeting in Abuja to reclaim the state from NNPP, with key figures like Ganduje and Deputy Senate President Jibrin in attendance
- Ganduje reaffirmed loyalty to President Tinubu, praising his reforms and appointments while noting high-profile defections from NNPP and other parties to APC
- The party resolved to mobilise residents for voter registration ahead of 2027, vowing to work hard to secure victory in Kano’s next gubernatorial election
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Critical stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano state on Thursday, September 25, moved to reclaim the state from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).
These stakeholders converged announced their ambition in Abuja for a high-level strategy meeting.
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Those present included the Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin; former governor of the state and immediate-past APC National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje; Senator Kabiru Gaya; Senator Abdulrahman Kawu Ismaila; Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Hon. Abba Bichi; Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Hon. Abdullahi Yusuf Ata; Senator Basheer Lado; Kano APC Chairman, Abdullahi Abbas; Commander Murtala; Ibrahim Zakari; Hon. Alhassan Kabiru; Shaban Ibrahim Sharda; Musa Ilyasu Kwankwaso, and Abdulaziz Abdulaziz.
Ganduje assures Tinubu of Kano APC’s loyalty
Speaking after the closed-door meeting, Dr Ganduje stressed that Kano APC leaders met to review the party’s position and reaffirm loyalty to President Bola Tinubu, The Cable reported.
According to him, “We decided to examine the state of the party and to assure Mr President that we in APC in Kano are solely behind him.”
Ganduje claimed that the APC in Kano had remained intact since the 2023 elections and was benefiting from high-profile defections from other political parties.
“Attributing this feat to the friendly policies of Mr President, we appreciate his policy reforms, the good work he is doing for the country and the appointments he has given to the people of Kano,” Ganduje said.
High-profile defections strengthen APC
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Ganduje highlighted the influx of politicians from the NNPP and other opposition parties into the APC, including serving lawmakers and former top government officials, Vanguard reported.
“We have commissioners and even the Secretary to the State Government who left the NNPP government and party to join our ranks,” he stated.
Ganduje vowed that the party would “work very hard to ensure success in the next gubernatorial election in Kano state.”
Focus on voter registration and 2027 polls
The former governor said the meeting resolved to mobilise Kano residents to participate in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise.
“So far, we are doing very well. Our members will register and, during the election, we will come out in large numbers so that we can win. We assure you that our party is solid in Kano State and will continue to be so,” Ganduje added.
Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin, also addressed journalists after the meeting.
He acknowledged what he described as significant presidential support to Kano and the wider northern region.
2027: 5 reasons Kwankwaso may join APC
Previously, Legit.ng reported that Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, ex-Governor of Kano state and creator of the Kwankwasiyya movement, has also become the subject of political rumour-mongering again.
The mainstream Nigerian media have it that he intends to abandon the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
While the switch has not yet been effected, analysts say that such a switch would reshape Nigerian politics before the 2027 general election.
Source: Legit.ng
