Ganduje Storms Kano For Abba Yusuf’s Official Defection To APC

Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has arrived in Kano State to participate in the formal declaration of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s membership of the ruling APC.

Ganduje’s arrival comes amid heightened political activities in the state, as the party prepares to receive the Kano governor following his planned defection.

Abia Radio News reports that the former Kano State governor returned to Nigeria from London, where he attended the graduation ceremony of his daughter, Fatima Ganduje, at King’s College London.

Fatima, who is married to Idris Ajimobi, son of the late former Governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, graduated on Thursday with a Master’s degree from the prestigious institution.

Ganduje arrived in Abuja aboard a British Airways flight at about 5:30 am on Monday and is expected to proceed to Kano later in the day to commence a series of high-profile political engagements.

According to a statement signed by his Chief of Staff, Comrade Muhammad Garba, Ganduje will participate in the APC’s ongoing electronic registration of members, a programme he initiated during his tenure as the party’s national chairman.

The statement added that the former chairman would also play a key role in activities surrounding the planned reception of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf into the APC.

The planned declaration of Governor Yusuf’s APC membership is expected to draw party leaders and supporters from across the state and beyond.

The event in Kano today is said to be part of broader efforts by the APC to strengthen its party structure in Kano State and consolidate recent political realignments ahead of future electoral contests.