Kano State governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, is set to formally rejoin the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday, January 26, following his resignation from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) on Friday.
A statement signed by his spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, on Sunday, recalled that the governor first joined the APC in 2014, when he “won the party’s primary election for the Kano Central Senatorial seat, a position he later conceded to Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.”
The statement disclosed that after years of political engagement across different platforms, including his most recent stint in the NNPP, “prevailing realities of governance, national cohesion and development necessitated his return to the APC, which he described as a familiar and structured platform for progressive governance.”
Governor Yusuf said his return to the APC would “further strengthen cooperation with the Federal Government, accelerate infrastructural development, enhance security coordination and improve service delivery across Kano State.” He added that the decision would also “consolidate political stability and unity in the state.”
On Monday, 26 January, the governor is expected to formally register as a member of the APC in Kano State, “alongside 22 members of the State House of Assembly, eight members of the House of Representatives and the 44 Local Government Chairmen.”
He will also officially launch the APC e-registration exercise in the state.
