The Former Governor of Kano State and leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has said Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf and his political associates will regret their decision to leave the party. Kwankwaso made the statement in an interview with the BBC Hausa Service and monitored by Vanguard in Kaduna on …
Kwankwaso: Gov Yusuf will Regret Leaving NNPP
The Former Governor of Kano State and leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has said Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf and his political associates will regret their decision to leave the party.
Kwankwaso made the statement in an interview with the BBC Hausa Service and monitored by Vanguard in Kaduna on Wednesday.
He described Yusuf’s defection as shocking and difficult to understand adding that the circumstances surrounding Yusuf’s exit from the NNPP appeared confusing and unreal, even to him.
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“Many people have come to me saying they believe what happened was part of an arrangement, either between me and him or between me and those around him. Even I, on several occasions, find it hard to believe that events have unfolded the way they did,” he said.
Kwankwaso expressed confidence that time would reveal the implications of the decision, adding that Yusuf and those who followed him would eventually regret leaving the NNPP.
Governor Yusuf formally defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday, January 26, 2026, after announcing his resignation from the NNPP on Friday, January 23.
The defection comes less than three years after Yusuf won the Kano State governorship election on the NNPP platform, a party closely linked to Kwankwaso and the Kwankwasiyya political movement.
The development has continued to generate reactions within and outside Kano State, given the long-standing political relationship between Kwankwaso and Yusuf and the key role played by the NNPP in Yusuf’s emergence as governor.
Rafiyat Sadiq is a political, justice, and human rights reporter with Pinnacle Daily, known for fearless reporting and impactful storytelling. At Pinnacle Daily, she brings clarity and depth to issues shaping governance, democracy, and the protection of citizens’ rights.
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