{"id":124662,"date":"2025-12-29T08:53:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T07:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=124662"},"modified":"2025-12-29T08:53:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T07:53:47","slug":"kwankwaso-gov-abba-set-to-join-apc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/kwankwaso-gov-abba-set-to-join-apc\/","title":{"rendered":"Kwankwaso, Gov Abba Set to Join APC\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Lizzy Chirkpi<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A major political realignment may be underway in Kano State following a high-level meeting involving the Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly and key figures within the Kwankwasiyya political movement.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Director General, Protocol Directorate of the Kano State Government House, Abdullahi Rogo, disclosed that stakeholders at the meeting reached a consensus that former Kano State governor and leader of the Kwankwasiyya movement, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, alongside the current governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, should defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC).<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to Rogo, the agreement was reached after extensive deliberations with lawmakers and influential members of the Kwankwasiyya bloc, signaling what could become one of the most significant political shifts in the state\u2019s recent history.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cAfter our meeting with the Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly and other members of Kwankwasiyya, we agreed that Kwankwaso and Kano State Governor Abba K. Yusuf should join the APC,\u201d Rogo said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He noted that the decision reflects ongoing consultations aimed at strengthening political cooperation and fostering unity within Kano\u2019s political landscape.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Although no official timetable has been announced for the proposed defection, Rogo\u2019s remarks have already sparked political reactions, with analysts describing the development as a potential game-changer ahead of future electoral contests in Kano State and beyond.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As of the time of filing this report, neither Kwankwaso nor Governor Yusuf has publicly responded to the statement.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lizzy Chirkpi A major political realignment may be underway in Kano State following a high-level meeting involving the Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly and key figures&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":124663,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-124662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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