Governor Yusuf set to rejoin APC on Monday
Kola Oyelere, Kano
KANO — Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, is set to rejoin the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday, January 26, 2026, following his resignation from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) last Friday.
This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by his spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, Director-General, Media and Publicity, Government House, Kano.
According to the statement, Governor Yusuf’s decision marks a return to the APC, which he first joined in 2014 when he won the party’s primary election for the Kano Central Senatorial seat, a position he later conceded to Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.
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The statement noted that after years of political engagement across different platforms, including his most recent stint in the NNPP, the prevailing realities of governance, national cohesion and development informed the governor’s decision to return to the APC, which he described as a familiar and structured platform for progressive governance.
Governor Yusuf was quoted as saying that rejoining the APC would “further strengthen cooperation with the Federal Government, accelerate infrastructural development, enhance security coordination and improve service delivery across Kano State.”
He added that the move would also “consolidate political stability and unity in the state.”
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The governor is expected to formally register as a member of the APC in Kano on Monday alongside 22 members of the Kano State House of Assembly, eight members of the House of Representatives and the 44 local government chairmen in the state.
He is also expected to officially launch the APC e-registration exercise in Kano during the event.