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Battle for Kano: Kwankwaso blows hot, Yusuf digs in

Battle for Kano: Kwankwaso blows hot, Yusuf digs in

Rédaction Africa Links 24 with Idowu Bankole
Published on 2026-01-29 05:25:35

By Bashir Bello & Ibrahim Hassan

KANO — Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State, yesterday, made fresh appointments to consolidate his footholds in Kano ahead of the 2027 polls, as his estranged mentor, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, vowed that the governor will regret leaving the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, for the All Progressives Congress, APC.

This happened on a day, immediate past governor of Kano, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, declared his readiness to reconcile with Kwankwaso.

Kwankwaso, the NNPP presidential candidate in 2023 and leader of the Kwankwasiyya movement, had kicked against Yusuf’s defection, which he described as a betrayal of the highest order, saying the governor and his political associates will eventually…

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