Kano LG chairmen back Kwankwaso, Gov Yusuf’s defection to APC

Chairmen of 31 local government areas in Kano State have declared their support for calls urging the leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and the Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The position followed a series of stakeholders’ meetings held across the local government areas between Sunday and Monday during which the chairmen presented their views on the political future of the party in the state.

Information gathered indicates that 31 local government areas endorsed a defection from the NNPP to the APC. However, chairmen of two local government areas; Kura and Tsanyawa expressed their decision to remain in the NNPP alongside its leader, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, reaffirming their loyalty to the party’s ideals.

Meanwhile, as of the time of filing this report, 11 local government areas had yet to publicly declare their positions on the matter.

Kano State has a total of 44 local government areas, and attention remains on the remaining local government chairmen who are yet to state their positions as the political situation continues to attract widespread public interest across the state.