Four Kano lawmakers defect from NNPP to ADC

Four members of the House of Representatives from Kano State have defected from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), in a move that underscores shifting political alignments within Nigeria’s lower legislative chamber.

The lawmakers involved are Sani Adamu Wakil, representing Minjibir/Ungogo; Umar Mukhtar Zakari, representing Tarauni; Yusuf Umar Datti, representing Kura/Madobi/Garun Mallam; and Abdulhakeem Kamilo Ado, representing Wudil/Garko Federal Constituency.

Speaking on their decision, the lawmakers cited persistent internal crises within the NNPP as a major factor behind their defection.

“The level of internal discord within our former party has made it increasingly…