Sacked Kano Commissioner Dumps NNPP For APC

By Akinwale Kasali

Sacked former Commissioner for Rural and Community Development in Kano State, Abbas Sani Abbas, has dumped the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, for the All Progressives Congress, APC.

Announcing his defection from the NNPP, Abbas visited the Kano residence of the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, Friday night. He thus joined the rising numbers of defectors from the ruling NNPP in the State to the APC.

It would be recalled that in the past six months, hundreds of leaders of the NNPP from across the 44 Local Government Areas of Kano State have dumped NNPP and the Kwankwsiyya movement together with thousands of their supporters.

Tagged the ‘Barau Tsunami’, the defection galore saw thousands of NNPP members thrashing their red caps, the symbol of the Kwankwsiyya movement in Kano State and embracing the APC.

Following the calls by some NNPP leaders that the Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf should take charge of governance firmly in the State, the Secretary to the State Government, Abdullahi Bichi, and five Commissioners including Abbas were sacked last month.

During his visit to Barau, Abbas announced his defection, pledging to work towards the success of the APC across Kano State and beyond.

Senator Barau, who is the First Deputy Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, received Abbas together with the APC Chairman in Kano State, Prince Abdullahi Abbas (Ɗan Sarki, Jikan Sarki) and other party leaders.

Barau assured Abbas, a dedicated grassroots mobiliser, of  APC’s unwavering commitment to building a better future for the people of Kano State and all Nigerians.

While stressing that APC is big enough to accommodate all lovers of the country, he said they would continue to promote the values of good governance, inclusivity, and service to humanity.