Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has provided context for the apparent delay in Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s speculated shift from the NNPP to the APC, contrasting it with smoother political realignments elsewhere.
In a Facebook post, Sani described Kano’s political environment as uniquely volatile, anchored in deep-seated historical rivalries that complicate any movement.
“All the defections in the country have been seamless and easy except that of Kano,” he stated. “Kano’s politics remains as hot as that of 1979.”
He recalled the ideological battles and factional crises of the Second Republic, particularly within the old People’s Redemption Party (PRP), which he said mirrors current uncertainties.
Sani recounted the confusion when the PRP split between factions led by Aminu Kano and Michael Imoudu, and noted how the impeachment of Kaduna’s late Governor Balarabe Musa fractured progressive morale.
Drawing a parallel to the present, Sani reflected that politics often demands resilience, calling it “the art of moving from one storm to another.”
His insights emerge amid ongoing speculation about Governor Yusuf’s potential defection, following the governor’s recent private meeting with President Bola Tinubu.
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.
