BREAKING: Jubilation as 500 APC Members Dump Party for NNPP in Kano, Governor Abba Yusuf Reacts

BREAKING: Jubilation as 500 APC Members Dump Party for NNPP in Kano, Governor Abba Yusuf Reacts

  • The ruling NNPP in Kano state has gotten stronger with the addition of about 500 opposition members
  • The APC in the colossal northwest state suffered a depletion which Abdullahi Ganduje, the national chairman of the APC, would not be happy with
  • Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, a top leader of the NNPP in Kano state, welcomed the new members

Legit.ng journalist, Ridwan Adeola Yusuf, has over 9 years of experience covering politics and elections in Nigeria.

Kano, Kano state - Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano state on Friday, August 30, disclosed that he welcomed more than 500 decamped supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP).

Legit.ng gathered that the decampees hail from Ghari local government area (LGA).

Breaking news: Jubilation as 500 APC members dump party for NNPP in Kano state as Governor Abba Yusuf reacts
Governor Yusuf is a key leader of the NNPP in Nigeria. Photo credit: Abba Kabir Yusuf
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Governor Yusuf who expressed his delight with the development, also revealed that he inspected an ongoing renovation of the Ghari College of Education and Preliminary Studies.

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Furthermore, the Kano governor inspected the construction of the 5-kilometre road in the local government while he also commissioned the Titin Yan Dadi road.

Providing updates, Governor Yusuf wrote on his verified X (formerly Twitter) handle:

"I spent the day in the Kano North Senatorial District, where I paid an inspection visit to the Ghari College of Education and Preliminary Studies, Ghari Local Government, to inspect the ongoing renovation of the erstwhile abandoned college. The college will start enrolling students within a short period of time.
"I also inspected the construction of the 5KM road in the local government, where I expressed my displeasure at the slow pace of work. I have instructed the contractor to resume on site within a week or have the contract revoked and reallocated to another company.

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"We also proceeded to commission the Titin Yan Dadi road, also in Ghari.
"Moreover, we had the pleasure of receiving more than 500 decamped supporters of the APC in the local government into the NNPP."

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Earlier, Legit.ng reported that at least, 1,000 members of the APC in Kano state have defected to the NNPP.

The state deputy governor, Aminu Gwarzo, officially received the defectors on behalf of Governor Yusuf at the government house, Kano.

Source: Legit.ng

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Ridwan Adeola (Current Affairs Editor) Ridwan Adeola Yusuf is a content creator with more than nine years of experience, He is also a Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. He holds a Higher National Diploma in Mass Communication from the Polytechnic Ibadan, Oyo State (2014). Ridwan previously worked at Africa Check, contributing to fact-checking research works within the organisation. He is an active member of the Academic Excellence Initiative (AEI). In March 2024, Ridwan completed the full Google News Initiative Lab workshop and his effort was recognised with a Certificate of Completion. Email: ridwan.adeola@corp.legit.ng.