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12 Reps dump opposition for APC, ADC ahead of 2027 polls

Twelve members of the House of Representatives have defected from their parties to the ruling All Progressives Congress and the African Democratic Congress as political realignments intensify ahead of the 2027 general elections. The lawmakers, drawn from different geopolitical zones, formally notified the House of their decision in separate letters read during plenary by the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas. Most of them cited prolonged internal crises, leadership tussles and irreconcilable differences in their former parties as reasons for dumping their platforms. Those who moved to the APC largely came from the Peoples Democratic Party, Labour Party, New Nigeria Peoples Party and other opposition parties that have been battling factional disputes since the last election cycle. Others chose the ADC, which has been positioning itself as a major opposition force and actively courting sitting lawmakers ahead of 2027. Analysts say the latest […]

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After governor’s exit, 21 Kano lawmakers join APC with Abba Yusuf

Twenty-one members of the Kano State House of Assembly have defected from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), deepening a major political shift in the state. The move came shortly after Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf formally resigned from the NNPP following his recent visit to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the State House in Abuja.​ In his resignation letter to the chairman of the Diso‑Chiranchi ward in Gwale Local Government Area, Yusuf cited “deepening internal crises” and “prolonged leadership disputes” within the NNPP as reasons for his exit. His defection was carried out alongside 21 state lawmakers, eight members of the House of Representatives and all 44 local government chairmen across Kano State, signalling a sweeping realignment.​ Prominent among the defectors are the Speaker of the House, Jibril Ismail Falgore (Rogo), and the Deputy […]

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APC flags hoisted at Kano Govt House as Gov Yusuf prepares defection

APC flags have been hoisted at the Kano State Government House, signalling a major political realignment as Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf completes his move from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Vanguard reporters observed the flags flying at the complex on Monday, ahead of the governor’s expected formal defection.​ Yusuf, the only governor elected on the NNPP platform in 2023, recently resigned from the party, citing “deepening internal crises” and “prolonged leadership disputes” in a letter addressed to the Diso‑Chiranchi ward chairman in Gwale Local Government Area. His resignation followed a visit to President Bola Tinubu at the State House in Abuja and has set off a wave of defections in Kano.​ So far, 21 members of the Kano State House of Assembly have dumped the NNPP for the APC, including the Speaker, in […]

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Presidency Says Tinubu Won’t Use EFCC To Harass Opposition Over Defections

The Presidency has rejected suggestions that President Bola Tinubu is weaponising the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission against opposition figures in order to pressure them into joining the ruling All Progressives Congress. It described such claims as baseless and the product of a “failed opposition” running out of issues to campaign on.​ In a statement issued in Abuja by Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the Presidency said Tinubu would never deploy the EFCC to harass, intimidate or blackmail political rivals. Onanuga stressed that recent high profile defections to the APC were voluntary and motivated by confidence in the president’s reform agenda.​ He noted that Nigeria’s Constitution guarantees freedom of association and the right to change political affiliation at any time. According to him, no one has been compelled to join the APC and it is wrong to […]

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