Kwankwaso resigns from NNPP, eyes strategic realignment for 2027 polls
Former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso
Abdullateef Fowewe
The 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) and founder of the influential Kwankwasiyya movement, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has formally resigned from the party with immediate effect.
Kwankwaso, a former Kano State governor, announced his decision in a press statement dated today, expressing gratitude for his tenure while citing the nation’s evolving political dynamics.
“I wish to formally announce my resignation from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) with immediate effect,” he stated.
He added, “considering the current trajectory of the nation’s political landscape, which calls for strategic realignment, I have found it necessary to identify with another political platform that offers the best opportunity to effectively change the nation.”
The resignation comes months after Kano Governor Abba Yusuf’s defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in January 2026, a move that eroded NNPP’s stronghold in the north and triggered a wave of loyalist exits.
Kwankwaso had previously warned that Yusuf would “regret the switch,” leaving the party significantly weakened ahead of the 2027 elections.
Kwankwaso thanked NNPP leaders, including National Chairman Ajuji Ahmed, the National Working Committee, Board of Trustees, and grassroots members.
“I extend my deepest appreciation to the National Chairman, Ajuji Ahmed and the entire National Working Committee for their steadfast support throughout my time,” he wrote, pledging continued collaboration “towards charting a better and more prosperous future for our dear nation.”
Speculation is rife that Kwankwaso may join the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to partner with Labour Party’s Peter Obi, potentially forming an “Obi-Kwankwaso” ticket to unite southern and northern opposition against President Bola Tinubu’s
