THE New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) says that Kano State Governor, Mr Abba Kabir Yusuf, will eventually face the consequences of abandoning the party.
The governor formally left the NNPP on Friday, explaining that the party was in a poor condition and beyond repair. He defected alongside several members of the House of Representatives and the Kano State House of Assembly.
This move came only days after the Kano State chapter of the NNPP urged him to officially resign before aligning with the All Progressives Congress (APC). Mr Yusuf reportedly made the decision following a closed-door meeting with President Bola Tinubu, as reported by Economy Post.
In response, the NNPP, through a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Ladipo Johnson, faulted the governor’s claim that the party was facing an unresolvable crisis.
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The party described the claim as unfounded and an excuse, noting that it recently conducted internal congresses from the ward level up to the national convention held on December 20, 2025. It added that Yusuf was present at these events and that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) monitored the process.
The NNPP also reminded the governor that the party successfully contested and won two supplementary elections in August 2025 in the Bagwai/Shanono and Ghari/Tsanyawa constituencies.
According to the statement, the party expressed deep disappointment over Yusuf’s resignation, describing it as a painful development.
It said the governor had earned public trust through his long-standing involvement in the Kwankwasiyya Movement, but his decision to leave had shattered that confidence.
The party warned that his action could reopen the door for political forces that had previously hindered Kano State’s development and the aspirations of its people.
The NNPP further drew parallels with past political events in Kano, recalling how in the early 1980s, Alhaji Abubakar Rimi left the People’s Redemption Party (PRP) for the Nigerian People’s Party (NPP).
Rimi was said to have moved with the majority of elected officials, including most local government leaders, 120 out of 126 members of the Kano State House of Assembly, and several National Assembly members.
However, in the 1983 governorship election, Rimi lost to Mallam Aliyu Sabo Bakin Zuwo of the PRP, finishing in second place. Out of the 120 assembly members who followed him to the new party, only one returned to office, a development the NNPP described as a lesson for politicians considering defection.
The party said the current situation was painful for supporters of the Kwankwasiyya ideology and appealed to the 1,019,602 voters who supported Yusuf, as well as Kano residents and Nigerians at large, to remain calm and patient.
