Dalena Reporters l December 29, 2025
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Kano State has publicly appealed to its political leaders and members including Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf and other elected officials not to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), amid rising speculation of defections ahead of the 2027 election cycle, party officials said. The appeal was made on Monday by the Kano State NNPP Chairman, Suleiman Hashim Dungurawa, who rejected reports of planned defections and stressed that both the state and national leadership, including NNPP national leader Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, do not support any moves to leave the party.
Dungurawa, speaking in a video address seen by Dalena Reporters, said the party had made efforts to discourage members from exiting the NNPP and urged them to remain loyal, emphasising the party’s responsibility to the people of Kano and its agenda for improving key sectors such as education, agriculture and commerce. He framed the appeal in both political and moral terms, calling on party faithful to consider unity and shared purpose rather than joining the APC, which he described as a rival movement that “the masses and other voters have rejected.
Acknowledging that persuasion had become difficult, Dungurawa appealed “for the sake of Allah and that of the Holy Prophet Muhammad” that members stay within the NNPP platform, reinforcing the party’s call for political cohesion amid internal debates and external pressures.
The appeal comes against a backdrop of political tensions in Kano, where reports suggest some NNPP leaders are considering a shift to the APC, raising concerns about the party’s stability and electoral prospects in the country’s politically strategic northern state.