Kwankwaso quits NNPP, joins ADC in major political realignment ahead of 2027

Former New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) presidential candidate Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso has officially joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC), signaling a major shift in Nigeria’s political landscape ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Kwankwaso, a former governor of Kano State and ex-minister of defence, registered with the ADC on Monday at Gidan Kwankwasiyya in Kano, where he was presented with his membership card in the presence of senior political figures.

Those in attendance included ADC National Chairman and former Senate President David Mark, former Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal, former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi, former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, Senator Dino Melaye, and former All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman John Odigie-Oyegun.

The move follows Kwankwaso’s resignation from the NNPP, which he announced on Sunday, citing the need for political realignment amid what he described as shifts in Nigeria’s political landscape.

“I wish to formally announce my resignation from the New Nigeria Peoples Party with immediate effect,” Kwankwaso said in a statement. “As a committed and bona fide member of the party, this was not an easy decision to make.

However, considering the current trajectory of the nation’s political landscape, which calls for strategic realignment, I have found it necessary to identify with another political platform that offers the best opportunity to effectively change the nation.”

Kwankwaso, who was the NNPP’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, said his decision came after careful consideration, noting his long-standing involvement with the party and the support he received from its leadership and members.

He expressed appreciation to the NNPP National Chairman, Ajuji Ahmed, and other party organs, as well as members of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, for their loyalty and commitment.

“We shall continue to collaborate and work together towards charting a better and more prosperous future for our dear nation,” he added.

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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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