Kano: Commissioner Knocks Gov Yusuf’s Defection, Resigns

Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano state government has witnessed the resignation of one of its cabinet members following the governor’s defection, on Friday, to the ruling All Progressives congress, APC.

On Sunday, the state commissioner for Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Yusuf Ibrahim Kofarmata announced his exit from the administration.

The governor came to office on the platform of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP in 2023.

But he left the party on whose crest he wrote to office three years ago to the ruling party last week, citing the leadership crisis in the NNPP.

Political analysts however insist that he was forced to leave the NNPP because of the irreconcilable differences between him and his estrange  political godfather, Rabiu Kwankwaso, a former governor of the state.

The governor had while defecting last Thursday claimed that the entire members of the State Executive Council, National Assembly Members, State Assembly lawmakers and other political appointees defected with him.

This may not be true from all indications, as one of his commissioners has resigned his appointment, saying he’s not in the same page with the governor’s decision to defect to another party.

Majority of the appointees in the state were nominees of the former governor. 

According to Dr Kofarmata, the governor has abandoned the political ideals that brought him to power, as such, he has decided to leave the cabinet, saying his decision was taken in good faith, he appreciate the opportunity given to serve the state.

In a terse resignation statement dated 25 January 2026 Dr. Kofarmata said he could no longer serve in the Governor Yusuf administration because he has derailed from the ideology that brought him to office.

“I hereby resign my appointment as the Commissioner and Member of the Kano State Executive Council. I took this decision in good faith, as I cannot continue to work under a government that derailed from the ideology that brought it to power,” he said.

Meanwhile, the magazine has learnt form competent sources in the state that some political appointees are likely to leave the government in the coming days as further clash between Governor Yusuf and Kwakwanso is expected as a fall out of his recent defection.