Former Kano State governor and national leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, has said Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, will not win the 2027 governorship election following his defection to the All Progressives Congress.
But the APC, in a swift reaction, dismissed Kwankwaso’s prediction as mere rhetoric, saying Yusuf will win.
Kwankwaso made the remark during an interview with BBC Hausa, where he described Yusuf’s move as a betrayal of the Kwankwasiyya movement and warned that joining the APC-led political bloc known as “Gandujiyya” would only weaken the governor’s electoral chances.
“I saw that he defected to the APC on Tuesday, which was why I left Kano for Lagos to allow them to conduct their event. This is the worst betrayal I have witnessed in my life,” Kwankwaso said.
