By Suleiman Anyalewechi
Former Kano State Governor, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic party, PDP.
In acknowledgment,an excited Kano state Governor Abba Kabiru Yusuf, has informed that a date will be fixed for Shekarau’s formal reception into the fold of the All Progressive Congress, APC.
In a letter dated April 19, 2026, and addressed to the PDP Chairman, Giginyu Ward, Nasarawa Local Council, Shekarau,who presided over the affairs of Kano state between 2003 and 201, said his resignation is with immediate effect.
Senator Shekarau, who, also, served as former President Goodluck Jonathan’s Minister of Education in 2015 , explained that the decision to severe ties with the PDP was sequel to extensive consultations with his political group, and in preparation for a realignment process in the days ahead.
“Accept this letter as notice of my resignation from position as a member of the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) with effect from today ( April 19,2026).
“This decision follows wide and extensive deliberations within my political group to pursue our political career in a different political party”, Shekarau stated.
This was as he appreciated the party for providing him with the platform to further his political journey and serve the people.
The Source reports that Shekarau’s resignation from the PDP is coming on the heels of a recent official invitation extended to him by the All Progressive Congress, APC, to join the party.
The APC National Chairman Professor Nentawe Yilwaltda had, in early April, led a team of the leadership of the party on a visit to Shekarau’s country home in Kano during which the party officially wooed him.
The former Governor, however, asked for a little time to consult with his political family, promising to get back to the party’s leadership.
In a statement on Sunday from Mustapha Muhammad, his spokesperson, Governor Yusuf, while welcoming Shekarau into the APC, described his return as a remarkable boost to the strength of the party in Kano.
Governor Yusuf expressed the optimism that the coming on board of Shekarau is an eloquent testimony to the increasing support and consolidation being enjoyed by the APC in Kano state.
He emphasized that the APC is poised to clinch every available elective position in the State.
Instructively, Shekarau in his over two decades of political journey, has carefully avoided being in the same political camp with the leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, who he ousted from the Kano State seat of power in 2003.
Kwankwaso is presently in the opposition Coalition platform the African Democratic Congress, ADC, after exiting the New Nigeria Peoples Party NNPP, a couple of months ago.
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