All is now set in Kano State for the formal reception of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf into the All Progressives Congress (APC), signalling a decisive shift in the state’s political landscape.
The event, scheduled to take place at the Government House, will mark the governor’s official alignment with the ruling party following his resignation from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), ending months of speculation over his political future.
Coronation hall venue of the ceremony is at the time of filing this report full to capacity, with supporters drawn from the 44 Local Government Areas of the state, and other loyalists of the governor.
Adding weight to the moment is the return of Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, former APC national chairman and immediate past Kano State governor, who is billed to play a central role in the reception.
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Ganduje arrived Nigeria from London early Monday after attending his daughter Fatima’s graduation at King’s College and is expected in Kano to lead what party insiders describe as a wave of defections by Kwankwasiyya loyalists into the APC.
The Governor is expected to formally unveil the APC broom symbol at the Government House before proceeding to the Coronation Hall, also within the Government House complex, where he will inaugurate the party’s electronic membership registration exercise.
The move is seen as a strategic step to consolidate the APC’s structure and expand its grassroots base ahead of future elections.
In a statement, Garba Muhammad, the chief of staff to the former APC National Chairman, confirmed Ganduje’s arrival in the country, noting that he landed in Abuja at about 5:30 a.m. aboard a British Airways flight and would proceed to Kano for a series of high-profile political engagements linked to the realignment.
Political observers say the formal reception of Governor Yusuf into the APC could redraw alliances in Kano politics, potentially reshaping power dynamics in the state and strengthening the ruling party’s influence in the North-West.
