The political tsunami going on in Kano State is far from ending as both political appointees of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje and elected federal lawmakers have ditched the All Progressives Congress, APC for the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP.
The recent to join the gale of defection is Ali Makoda, who was until Friday, the Chief of Staff to Governor Ganduje. He was also joined to the NNPP by House of Representatives members; Tijuana Jobe and Badamasi Ayuba.
Makoda confirmed his resignation and defection to NNPP to Daily Nigerian.
Makoda reportedly signified interest to contest the 2023 general elections and had tendered his resignation letter to Ganduje, who rejected the letter and asked him to continue in his position.
According to a report by Premium Times, other notable politicians that have left the party are Ahmed Muhammadu, the APC state auditor; Umar Mai Tsidau, APC youth leader and former chairman of Makoda Local Government; Halliru Danga Maigari, a former member of the House of Assembly representing Rimingado/Tofa; and Hafizu Sani Maidaji, a former member of the state House of Assembly representing Dambatta Constituency.
Meanwhile, Senator Ibrahim Shekarau of Kano State has shunned an invitation to resolve the crisis between him and Ganduje.
Newsmen had reported how a private jet was dispatched to Kano to ferry Ganduje and Shekarau to Abuja so as to finally reconcile the duo and stop the planned defection of Shekarau to NNPP.
It was gathered that while Shekarau was planning to depart his Mudunbawa Kano residence for the airport in the midnight, he got feelers that it was not President Muhammadu Buhari or the presidency that called for the meeting
The meeting, according to sources familiar with the development, was discovered to be organised by the national Chairman of APC, Abdullahi Adamu, and some APC governors.
This development, it was gathered, proved to Shekarau that there was no sincerity in the reconciliation process and led him to shelve the plan to attend.
Similarly, it was gathered that the national leader of the NNPP, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, as well as other former bigwigs of APC who joined NNPP on Friday like a former speaker of the state assembly and current federal lawmaker, Alhassan Rurum, as well as a former aide to President Muhammad Buhari on legislative affairs, Abdulrahman Kawu Sumaila, stormed Shekarau’s residence after Ganduje’s visit and exerted commitment from him that he will not renege on his planned defection.
Baring last-minute change, all is now set for Shekarau to formally announce his defection to NNPP.
