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

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 and announced their ambition in Abuja for a high-level strategy meeting.

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.

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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

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.”

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Focus on voter registration and 2027 polls

The former governor said the meeting agreed that mobilization of people in Kano was required to participate in the ongoing voter registration exercise.

"So far, so good. We have members who will register and, during elections, we will vote en masse so that we will win. We assure you that our party is well rooted in the state of Kano and will remain so," Ganduje stated.

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, became the subject of political rumour-mongering again.

The mainstream Nigerian media had it that he intends to abandon the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

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While the switch had not yet been effected, analysts said that such a switch would reshape Nigerian politics beore the 2027 general election.

Proofreading by Funmilayo Aremu, copy editor at Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng