Tag: Gov. Yusuf

“Align with Tinubu or miss out” – Gov. Yusuf tells Kano politicians

Aminu Imam
Gov. Yusuf tells politicians

Kano State governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has declared that anyone who truly means well for the people of the state must align with the Federal Government led by Bola Tinubu. The governor, while explaining his decision and that of others to join the All Progressives Congress (APC), said Kano had “missed a lot” in the past and could not afford further political isolation. “Anyone who means well for the people of Kano should align with the Federal Government, because we have missed a lot”, he stated. Yusuf also asserted that…

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Kano Gov. Yusuf set to return to APC today

Aminu Imam
Yusuf set to return

Governor Abba Yusuf, of Kano State, is set to rejoin the All Progressives Congress (APC) today Monday, January 26, 2026, following his resignation from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) on Friday. This is contained in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Sanusi Bature, in Kano yesterday. The move is expected to strengthen cooperation with the Federal Government, accelerate development, enhance security, and improve service delivery in Kano State. Recall that Yusuf had previously joined the APC in 2014, winning the party’s primary election for the Kano Central Senatorial seat.…

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Kano APC chieftains threaten to dump party if Gov. Yusuf gets governorship ticket

Aminu Imam
Kano APC chieftains threaten

Senior figures of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State have issued a strong warning ahead of the 2027 governorship race. The warning followed reports of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s defection from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to the APC. According to them, the party risks losing key supporters if Senator Barau Jibrin is denied the governorship ticket. While party leaders welcomed the governor, they insisted that his entry must not disrupt existing political arrangements within the APC. Speaking on the development, APC chieftain, AbdulMajid Ɗanbilki said party…

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Kwankwaso declares Jan 23rd ‘Betrayal Day’ over Gov. Yusuf’s defection to APC

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Kwankwaso declares

Former presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has declared January 23 as a ‘Day of Betrayal’, following the defection of Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, from the party. Kwankwaso made the declaration on Friday while addressing supporters in Kano, shortly after Governor Yusuf formally resigned from the NNPP ahead of his move to the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC). According to Kwankwaso, the date should be permanently recorded to remind Nigerians of what he described as a breach of trust and political betrayal.…

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Kano: Gov. Yusuf bans floating of parallel Hisbah board

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Kano Gov. bans Hisbah

Governor Abba Yusuf, of Kano State, has issued an Executive Order banning establishment of private and parallel Hisbah board, or Shariah Police, in the state. The State’s Commissioner of Information and Internal Affairs, Ibrahim Waiya, who read the order while addressing newsmen, quoted the Governor saying the Order, which is with immediate effect, prohibits establishment of any other Hisbah board in the state, and as such declared ‘illegal and unlawful’. Governor Yusuf directed the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Department of State Services (DSS), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC)…

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