Mass exodus has continued to hit the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kano as senator representing Kano Central Ibrahim Shekarau, a member representing Rano/Bunkure/Kibiya Federal Constituency, Alhassan Rurum and former member of the House of Representatives Kawu Sumaila concluded arrangements to defect to the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP.

Insiders told DAILY NIGERIAN that the former governor had summoned a meeting of his top political associates, dubbed ‘Shura Council’, where his defection will be made public and ratified on Tuesday.

DAILY NIGERIAN gathered that Messrs Rurum and Sumaila, who are formidable politicians in Kano South Senatorial District, had met with the national leader of the NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso, in Abuja on Monday.

In addition to nine PDP members of the House of Assembly who defected to NNPP, already two other formidable APC politicians in Kano North, Tijjani Jobe (a member representing Dawakin-Tofa/Tofa/Rimin Gado Federal Constituency) and Mohammed Butubutu (a member representing Rimin Gado/Tofa Constituency in Kano Assembly) have dumped the APC for NNPP.

A source familiar with the development confirmed to DAILY NIGERIAN that “Mallam [Shekarau] is also in contact with the NNPP leaders” and has finalised arrangement to leave APC and join NNPP alongside Haruna Dederi and Nasiru Auduwa, members representing Karaye/Rogo Federal Constituency and Gabasawa/Gezawa Federal Constituency respectively.

Mr Shekarau, whose faction lost leadership tussle at the Supreme Court last week, was reconciled with Governor Abdullahi Ganduje by the national leaders of the APC.

According to an unwritten arrangement set by the national chairman of the APC, the party will give automatic tickets to all serving and former governors aspiring for senatorial seats.

But sources said Mr Shekarau did not trust the arrangement as other contenders for the Kano Central Senatorial seat had already purchased forms to challenge him.

DAILY NIGERIAN reliably gathered Senator Bashir Garba Lado, A.A. Zaura and Ismail Ahmed had already purchased their nominations forms to challenge Mr Shekarau for the Kano Central seat.

seunmsg:


PDP is dead in Kano without Kwakwanso. Shekarau alone cannot revive PDP. He will be guaranteed his senate seat in APC and a few more bones thrown to his supporters. He needs APC more than APC needs him at the moment.

chudeclingy:
Tinubu should form an alliance with them if he doesn't get APC ticket, so he can split vote and let PDP win

Rayom:

Amen and amen. Nigeria shall be great in our lifetime. God bless you, Manna.

seunmsg:
Fake news! Shekarau will never join Kwakwanso’s NNPP. He won’t even leave APC as it is such a risky venture considering the level of fragmentation of the opposition movement in Kano.

HIGHESTPOPORI:
Story, Shekarau will defect to PDP instead, what will he still be doing in apc when everything have been taken from he and his group in Kanu

seunmsg:


PDP is dead in Kano without Kwakwanso. Shekarau alone cannot revive PDP. He will be guaranteed his senate seat in APC and a few more bones thrown to his supporters. He needs APC more than APC needs him at the moment.

seunmsg:
Fake news! Shekarau will never join Kwakwanso’s NNPP. He won’t even leave APC as it is such a risky venture considering the level of fragmentation of the opposition movement in Kano.

HIGHESTPOPORI:
He doesn't give a Bleep about tinubu, Shekerau is too big and He and his group would make Pdp stronger, apc needs him more than he needs apc.

seunmsg:


How did this thing bring Tinubu into this? Who mentioned Tinubu here? If you can’t argue your point sensibly without throwing Tinubu’s name into a discussion that has nothing to do with him, stop jumping into my mention.

post=112684857:
Nigeria must be great again in our lifetime.

chudeclingy:
Tinubu should form an alliance with them if he doesn't get APC ticket, so he can split vote and let PDP win

ibrahimsalam:
Most of you things are online making noise without knowing how the game is being played.
ganduje already have sold kano votes to tinubu and deceiving him that he will deliver