Mass Defection Hits NNPP as Hundreds Join APC in Kano LG

No fewer than 774 members of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rimin Gado Local Government Area of Kano State.

Receiving the defectors on Friday, the Managing Director of the Hadejia, Jam’are River Basin Development Authority, Rabiu Bichi, described their decision as “bold and timely,” insisting that the APC remains the country’s most reliable vehicle for progress.

Bichi said the APC-led administration had demonstrated a clear commitment to national development, especially in the northern region.

“The APC is the only party capable of steering Nigeria toward meaningful development,” he said.

He noted that President Bola Tinubu’s administration had executed over 18 major projects worth billions of naira in Kano State alone, describing them as proof of the government’s commitment to its Renewed Hope Agenda.

Bichi, however, lamented that some state governments had diverted funds released for key development programmes.

According to him, the Tinubu administration’s policies were already producing positive results in agriculture, food security and economic recovery.

“The Renewed Hope Agenda is already delivering positive outcomes, including economic recovery and strengthened food security through various agricultural programmes,” Bichi stated.

He assured the defectors that they would be “fully integrated and treated as long-standing APC members.”

Speaking on behalf of the defectors, Mohammad Karofin-Yashi said they joined the APC because they were impressed by the administration’s development initiatives.

He pledged that more NNPP supporters would soon dump their party for the ruling APC.

“We are fully convinced that the APC will move Kano and the nation to greater heights,” he said.

The defection comes amid heightened political realignment ahead of the 2027 elections.