Announcing his move in a statement on Sunday, Kwankwaso stated, “I wish to formally announce my resignation from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) with immediate effect.”
By Ife Osemedua
365Daily – Weeks after his political protégé and current Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress, his erstwhile godfather, former Kano State governor and national leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has officially announced his resignation from the party.
His decision comes after a series of engagements with ADC stakeholders and other opposition figures, and party leaders in Kano last week. In January, 2026, while addressing his supporters from the NNPP who paid him a visit to his residence in Kano, he had disclosed that he would consider switching allegiance to another political party if offered either the presidential or vice-presidential ticket for the 2027 general election.
“I have made it categorically clear that I will only join a coalition that considers me as either the presidential or vice-presidential candidate,” hw said.
Announcing his move in a statement on Sunday, Kwankwaso stated, “I wish to formally announce my resignation from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) with immediate effect.”
Describing his resignation from the party as a difficult decision, he continued, “I seize this opportunity to express my profound gratitude for the honour and privilege of serving as the Party’s National Leader and its Presidential Candidate in the 2023 General Elections. As a committed and bona fide member of the party, this was not an easy decision to make.”
He continued, “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.”
While thanking the NNPP leadership and the Kwankwasiyya Movement for their dedication and commitment to our shared mission throughout his time in the party, he expressed readiness to collaborate work towards the advancement of Nigeria.
Earlier on Saturday, his media aide, Saifullahi Hassan, had invited supporters to witness his registration with the ADC on Monday.
“The general public is hereby invited to witness the official registration of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) by the Leader, Sen. Dr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso,” the notice read.