The crisis rocking the Kano state chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, yesterday took a dramatic turn as senator representing Kano Central Ibrahim Shekarau, a member representing Rano/Bunkure/Kibiya Federal Constituency, Alhassan Rurum and former member of the House of Representatives Kawu Sumaila concluded arrangements to defect to the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP.
It was gathered that the former governor had summoned a meeting of his top political associates, dubbed ‘Shura Council’, where his defection will be made public and ratified on Tuesday.
It was also learnt that Rurum and Sumaila, who are formidable politicians in Kano South Senatorial District, had met with the national leader of the NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso, in Abuja on Monday.
In addition to nine PDP members of the House of Assembly who defected to NNPP, already two other formidable APC politicians in Kano North, Tijjani Jobe (a member representing Dawakin-Tofa/Tofa/Rimin Gado Federal Constituency) and Mohammed Butubutu (a member representing Rimin Gado/Tofa Constituency in Kano Assembly) have dumped the APC for NNPP.
According to a source who spoke on the development, he said, “Mallam Shekarau is also in contact with the NNPP leaders and has finalised arrangement to leave APC and join NNPP alongside Haruna Dederi and Nasiru Auduwa, members representing Karaye/Rogo Federal Constituency and Gabasawa/Gezawa Federal Constituency respectively.
Mr Shekarau, whose faction lost leadership tussle at the Supreme Court last week, was recently reconciled with Governor Abdullahi Ganduje by the national leaders of the APC.
