Top leaders of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, have arrived in Kano to receive Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso as he prepares to officially join the party.
#Muktv had reported that Kwankwaso, a former governor and the 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, had announced his resignation from the party with immediate effect.
Kwankwaso, making the announcement in a statement dated March 29, 2026, said the decision was informed by the need for a strategic political realignment amid the evolving dynamics of Nigeria’s political landscape.
Among those already in Kano are the National Chairman of the ADC, David Mark, former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, ex-National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, and a former Anambra governor, Peter Obi.
Also in the state is a former governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi.
Kwankwaso is expected to collect his ADC membership card later on Monday (today).
Amaechi was received in Kano by the former Deputy Governor of the state, Comrade Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo.
Other prominent political figures, including Senator Marafa, Senator Ahmad Babba Kaita, and several northern political leaders, are currently with Kwankwaso in Kano ahead of the anticipated declaration.
Meanwhile, Kano Central Senator, Rufai Sani Hanga, of the Kwankwasiyya movement, and former APC governorship candidate in Kano, Dr. Nasiru Gawuna, are reportedly in a strategic meeting to finalize plans and arrangements for Kwankwaso’s formal entry into the ADC.
As of the time of filing this report, thousands of supporters have gathered at Kwankwaso’s residence in Kano.
The supporters were seen waving ADC flags and chanting solidarity songs as they await the official announcement of the defection.
