21 Kano Assembly members officially dump NNPP for APC

Twenty-one members of the Kano State House of Assembly have formally defected from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The lawmakers announced their decision on Monday, following a mass defection of about 774 NNPP members from Rimin Gado Local Government Area to the APC.

According to DAILY POST, these defections come in the wake of Governor Abba Yusuf’s resignation from the NNPP. The governor cited prolonged internal crises and ongoing legal disputes within the party, which he said have weakened its cohesion across the country. Governor Yusuf is scheduled to officially join the APC on Monday.

Among the lawmakers who defected are key leaders of the House, including:

Speaker: Jibril Ismail Falgore (Rogo)

Deputy Speaker: Muhammad Bello Butu Butu (Tofa/Rimin Gado)

Majority Leader: Lawan Hussain (Dala)

Deputy Majority Leader: Garba Shehu Fammar (Kibiya)

Chief Whip: Muddasir Ibrahim Zawachiki (Kumbotso)

Majority Whip: Zakariyya Abdullahi Nuhu (Gabasawa)

Other members who joined the APC include: Lawal Tini (Ajingi), Musa Tahir Haruna (Albasu), Ali Lawan Alhassan (Bagwai/Shanono), Ali Muhammad Tiga (Bebeji), Hafiz Gambo (Bunkure), Rabiu Shuaibu (Dawakin Kudu), Tukur Mohammed (Fagge), Murtala Muhammad Kadage (Garko), Abdulmajid Isah Umar (Gwale), Engr. Ahmad Ibrahim (Karaye), Alhassan Zakari (Kura/Garun Malam), Suleiman Mukhtar Ishaq (Madobi), Abdulhamid Abdul (Minjibir), Muhammad Ibrahim (Rano), Kabiru Sule Dahiru (Tarauni), and Ali Abdullahi Manager (Wudil).