NNPP loses 774 members to APC in Kano

By Aminu Garko

Membership of the ruling New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Kano was depleted on Friday as 774 of its members defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The NNPP members who defected in Rimin Gado Local Government Area of Kano cited the projects being executed by the President Bola Tinubu’s administration as reason for their defection to the ruling party at the national level.

Speaking at the event, the leader of the decampees, Mohammad Karofin-Yashi, said they decided to join the party because they were fully convinced that the APC would move Kano and the nation to greater heights.

Karofin-Yashi pledged to secure the support of more NNPP members who would soon decamp to the APC.

The Managing Director of the Hadejia‑Jam’are River Basin Development Authority, Alhaji Rabiu Bichi, received the 774 NNPP members into APC.

Speaking at the reception, Bichi described the defectors as “lucky” for making what he called the right political decision.

Bichi said the APC remains the only party capable of steering Nigeria toward meaningful development.

He cited President Bola Tinubu’s projects in the Northern region as evidence of the APC‑led administration’s commitment, stating that more than 18 major projects worth billions of Naira had been completed in Kano State alone.

Bichi added that substantial funds were being released to state governments for development, lamenting that some states were allegedly diverting such resources to other sectors.

He said the Renewed Hope Agenda was already delivering positive outcomes, including economic recovery and strengthened food security through various agricultural programmes.

The managing director assured the defectors that they would be fully integrated and treated as long‑standing APC members.