NNPP vows to kick Yusuf out as Kano governor in 2027

By Adeyemi Adeleye

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has assured that it will kick Abba Yusuf out as Kano governor in 2027 general election following his defection from the party to the All Progressives Congress, APC.

Governor Yusuf, the only governor elected on the platform of NNPP defected to the APC on Monday.

The Governor joined APC with most of his commissioners and Kano NNPP federal and state lawmakers.

All the 44 local government chairpersons, their deputies, and local ward executives also followed Yusuf to his new party.

However, speaking on Monday, the Lagos State chapter of NNPP through its Publicity Secretary, Mr Richard Benson, said Yusuf’s dumping of NNPP will not affect the a party at all.

“Yes, we are going to miss him, but it will not affect us as a party.

“I can assure you this one thing, come 2027, we are taking Kano back. Let him go, we are very sure of taking back that state, very sure and certainly.

“See, our stronghold is not about the government of Kano, it is about Kwankwasiyya as a movement.

“It is a movement that has changed things in Kano and we still retain that stronghold, So, let him go.”

According to him, history will rewrite itself in 2027 governorship election with NNPP defeating incumbent ruling party again as it did in 2023.

“Remember what happened in 2023. Despite all odds, all federal might and everything, we defeated the ruling All Progressives Congress.

“We will pull through. History will rewrite itself,” he said.

(NAN)