By Aminu Garko
Kano – September 5, 2026 – The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kano State has received prominent political figures from opposition parties who have declared support for the party ahead of the 2027 general elections.
This was contained in a statement issued by the governor’s Director General, Media and Publicity, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, on Saturday.
Among those listed as joining the APC are Senator Rufai Sani Hanga, former Kano State Governor and Senator Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya, former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, deputy governorship candidate, Yusuf Bello Dambatta, former New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, deputy chairman, Aliyu Datti Yako, and former Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly, Isyaku Ali Danja, and Senator Mas’ud Eljibrin Doguwa.
Others include former NNPP chairman, Abdullahi Zubairu Imam Abiya, former NNPP senatorial candidate, Abdulmajid Dauda Dandawaki, former commissioner and special adviser, Baraka Sani, former Ungogo Local Government Chairman, Muhammad Badaru Umar, and several former NNPP and PDP leaders.
The list also includes former NNPP Kano State woman leader, Amina Sirajo, former NNPP assistant woman leader, Hauwa’u Turaki, former NNPP chairman, Gezawa, Gambo Hamza, former NNPP chairman, Kura, Handanu Umar, and former NNPP director general, Saminu Shehu Kura.
Also listed are former NNPP youth leader, Danladi Musa Garko, former NNPP auditor, Sahabi Garba, former Gwale Local Government Chairman, Sani Jibrin Dan Zara, former Makoda Local Government Chairman, Hassan Abba Makoda, and other political figures.
The development is expected to strengthen the APC’s political structure in Kano as the party intensifies mobilisation ahead of the 2027 elections.
The decampees are expected to join the APC’s campaign for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu and the re-election of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf for a second term.
The APC leadership welcomed the new members, describing their decision to join the party as a boost to its efforts to consolidate political unity and expand grassroots support across Kano State.
The party called on its members and supporters to remain united and accommodate new entrants as preparations intensify for the 2027 elections.
