Kano APC adopts defecting Gov. Abba Yusuf as consensus candidate for 2027

The Kano State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has adopted Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf as its consensus candidate for the 2027 governorship election.

This follows the governor’s defection from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) to the APC, which was formally concluded with his registration as the party’s number one member in the state.

The adoption was announced by the immediate past national chairman of the APC and former governor of Kano, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, during the flag-off of the party’s e-registration exercise at the Government House.

Ganduje stated that all other contenders for the governorship candidacy had relinquished their ambitions in support of Yusuf’s second term.

He further declared that the loyalty of the party’s members in the state is now with Governor Yusuf as the leader of the APC in Kano, in line with the party’s policy that governors serve as leaders in their respective states.

Governor Yusuf defected to the APC alongside a mass realignment involving 34 lawmakers, 44 Local Government Chairmen, and numerous political appointees.

He cited the need to collaborate with President Bola Tinubu to accelerate development and deliver democratic dividends, describing the move as a choice for progress.

In a related development, Mustapha Kwankwaso, the Commissioner for Youths and Sports Development, resigned from the State Executive Council. In his resignation letter, he cited his father’s—NNPP national leader Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso—disapproval of Governor Yusuf’s defection to the APC.

He expressed gratitude for the opportunity to serve and offered prayers for the state’s youth and continued progress.

Northern Nigerian Youth Forum pledges N200m for Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid

The Northern Nigeria Youth Leaders Forum (NNYLF) has donated N200 million for the purchase of the All Progressives Congress (APC) nomination form for President Bola Tinubu’s anticipated re-election campaign in 2027.

The forum also formally endorsed Tinubu for a second term.

The donation and endorsement were announced at a high-level youth leadership and stakeholders’ engagement held in Abuja on Monday, January 26, 2026.

A communique issued by the forum’s national leader, Murtala Garba-Gamji, and director of operations, Dr. John Agbana, stated the endorsement was driven by a desire for policy continuity, reform consolidation, and long-term national development.

While presenting a dummy cheque to the Tinubu Support Group (TSG), Garba-Gamji stated the gesture demonstrates the commitment of northern youths to the president’s re-election.

He cited Tinubu’s projects in infrastructure, security, and agriculture across the north as reasons for their support and expressed confidence that Tinubu would receive the highest votes from the region in 2027.

The forum called on young Nigerians to engage constructively in nation-building and urged stakeholders to collaborate with credible youth-led platforms. It also launched the “Renewed Hope Ambassadors” initiative.

In his remarks, the Director-General of TSG, Dr. Umar Tanko-Yakasai, welcomed the support.

He emphasized a principle of regional reciprocity, stating that as the South supported the North for eight years under former President Muhammadu Buhari, it is now the North’s turn to support Tinubu and the South to complete an eight-year administration

About The Author

Dele Fashomi

Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.

Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.

He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.

Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).

He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.

He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.

Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled:  Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.

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