Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf has formally resigned from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), effective January 23, 2026.
His resignation comes ahead of an expected defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
In his resignation letter addressed to the NNPP ward chairman in Gwale Local Government, Yusuf cited persistent internal divisions, leadership disagreements, and ongoing legal battles within the party as his reasons for leaving.
He stated that the resulting disenfranchisement and “irreconcilable” cracks had created uncertainty, and his resignation was, in his view, in the best interest of Kano State.
The governor’s exit is not isolated. He is reportedly moving to the APC alongside a significant bloc of Kano politicians, including 21 state assembly members, 8 members of the House of Representatives, and 44 local government chairmen.
This development follows a recent meeting between Governor Yusuf and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Abuja, after which Yusuf had publicly disclosed his plan to join the APC.
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.
