Kano Govt Removes NNPP Flag from State House, Video Surfaces, "You Will Regret It"
- The flags of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has been removed from the Kano State government house
- A man who appeared to be the spokesperson to Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, Sanusi Bature, was seen in a short video, removing the party’s flag from the seat of power
- A visit to the government house also observed the removal of the flags from the main entrance to the government house
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Kano, Kano State - As Nigerians look forward to the 2027 elections, the New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP) flag was removed from the Kano State Government House on Friday, January 23, 2026.
In a video sighted by Legit.ng, a man, apparently a state official, was seen removing the flag.
Source: Twitter
Kano governor finally dumps NNPP
This follows Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf's official resignation from the party.
Yusuf is widely expected to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in a major political alignment. The 63-year-old is a protégé of NNPP leader Rabiu Kwankwaso.
Kano State had been the only state governed by the NNPP.
Watch the viral X video below:
Reactions as Kano govt takes down NNPP flag
Meanwhile, Nigerians on X are reacting to the development.
Legit.ng captured some comments from X below:
"2027 is no longer 'around the corner'...it's here. The alliances are forming, the 'Third Force' is mobilising, and the political machinery is in full motion. The most consequential election of our time has effectively started."
Hephziba Behulah commented:
"You will regret it. Well, politicians no get shame, and Nigerians no get memories anyways (sic). Bookmark it."
Aderemi Muhydeen said:
"I hope he will not regret this unless his master approves this."
Kano deputy governor stands with Kwankwaso
Meanwhile, the deputy governor, Aminu Abdulsalam, has elected to remain in the NNPP and affirmed his loyalty to the party’s leader, Kwankwaso.
Some elected officials of the NNPP had earlier declined to join the governor’s defection to the APC.
Senator representing Kano central district, Rufa’i Hanga, and his colleagues in the House of Representatives —including Mukhtar Yarima (Tarauni), Abdulkarim Ado (Wudil/Garko), and Sani Wakili (Minjibir/Ungogo), Tijjani Abdulkadir (Tofa/Dawakin Tofa), have also decided to remain in the NNPP.
Earlier, Kwankwaso advised his supporters, who are being pressured to join the APC, to do so. It is not yet clear whether the elected officials who earlier opposed the governor’s defection would follow Kwankwaso’s advice.
The governor’s defection marks the end of a decades-long political association with Kwankwaso, whom he served as personal assistant and commissioner before being elected as governor in 2023.
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Kano includes minimum wage in supplementary budget
Legit.ng earlier reported that the Kano government presented the supplementary budget to the state house of assembly.
An aide to the governor revealed that part of the supplementary budget will be used to cover the new minimum wage payment agreed between the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the federal government.
Source: Legit.ng
