The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State has received a fresh wave of prominent politicians from opposition parties who have declared their support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The new entrants include former elected officials, party leaders and other political stakeholders across the state.
The development was disclosed in a statement issued on Saturday by the Governor’s spokesman and Director-General of Media and Publicity, Government House, Kano, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa.
Among those who joined the APC are Senator Rufa’i Sani Hanga, former Kano State Governor and Senator Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya, former PDP Deputy Governorship Candidate Yusuf Bello Dambatta, former NDC Deputy Chairman Aliyu Datti Yako, former Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Isyaku Ali Danja, and Senator Mas’ud El-Jibrin Doguwa.
Others include former NNPP Kano State Chairman Abdullahi Zubairu Imam Abiya, former NNPP Senatorial Candidate Senator Abdulmajid Dauda Dandawaki, former Commissioner and Special Adviser Senator Baraka Sani, former Ungogo Local Government Chairman Muhammad Badaru Umar, as well as several former NDC and PDP leaders.
The list also includes former NDC Kano State Woman Leader Amina Sirajo, former Assistant Woman Leader Hauwa’u Turaki, former NDC Chairman in Gezawa, Gambo Hamza, former NDC Chairman in Kura, Handanu Umar, and former NDC Director-General Saminu Shehu Kura.
Other defectors are former NDC Youth Leader Danladi Musa Garko, former NDC Auditor Sahabi Garba, former Gwale Local Government Chairman Sani Jibrin Dan Zara, former Makoda Local Government Chairman Hassan Abba Makoda, among other political figures.
According to the statement, the development is expected to further strengthen the APC’s political structure and grassroots mobilisation across Kano State as the party intensifies preparations for the 2027 elections.
The new members are expected to support the APC’s campaign for the re-election of President Tinubu and Governor Yusuf, who is seeking a second term in office.
The APC leadership welcomed the defectors, describing their decision as a significant boost to the party’s efforts to consolidate political unity and expand its grassroots support across the state.
The party also urged its members and supporters to remain united and accommodate the new entrants as preparations for the 2027 general elections gather momentum.
