Members of the Kano State Assembly have unanimously endorsed Governor Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf’s reported plan to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing concerns that remaining in the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), which is currently embroiled in multiple legal battles, poses serious political risks.
The Kano State Assembly lawmakers recalled the bitter experience in Zamfara State, where a governor lost his mandate due to party-related issues, describing it as a major reason for backing Governor Yusuf’s proposed exit from the NNPP.
They argued that the unresolved leadership crisis and numerous court cases facing the NNPP closely resemble the internal disputes that cost the APC control of Zamfara State in 2019, despite its victory at the polls Rivers State Assembly.
Speaking to journalists on Thursday, the Majority Leader of the House, Lawan Hussaini, said the Kano State Assembly could not ignore the legal dangers surrounding the party, warning that remaining on the NNPP platform could expose the governor and other elected officials to the risk of judicial removal.
“There is an existing court judgement that recognises a particular faction of the NNPP,” Hussaini told journalists.
“We cannot continue to remain in the party and risk a repeat of the legal disaster that happened in Zamfara State.”
According to him, the NNPP is currently divided by rival leadership claims and ongoing litigation, creating uncertainty over the party’s legal standing and the validity of its nominations ahead of future elections.
Hussaini explained that the Zamfara case serves as a clear warning of how internal party disputes can override electoral victories in the Kano State Assembly.
Drawing from that precedent, Hussaini said Kano lawmakers believe a similar outcome could occur if the NNPP’s internal crisis is not resolved. In the Kano State Assembly, He warned that ongoing factional battles and court cases could invalidate the party’s candidates, even after successful elections.
He said this fear informed the Rivers State Assembly’s decision to support calls urging Governor Yusuf and the leader of the Kwankwasiyya movement, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, to consider leaving the NNPP for what he described as a more stable political platform, including the APC.
Hussaini added that lawmakers were already consulting with Yusuf and Kwankwaso to agree on what he termed a “strategic and timely” defection that would safeguard the mandate given to them by voters.
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