There are indications of tension within President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) following confirmation that the Kwankwasiyya Movement has fixed a date for the defection of former Kano State governor, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, to the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
The development was disclosed in a notice issued on Saturday night.
According to the notice, the defection ceremony is slated for Monday, March 30, at Gidan Kwakwasiyya, Miller Road, Bompai, Kano State, and is expected to commence at 12 pm.
Kwankwaso’s planned move signals a significant shift in Nigeria’s political landscape ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The former governor contested the 2023 presidential election under the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), where he secured 1,496,687 votes to finish fourth behind President Tinubu of the APC, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP).
His anticipated defection is coming shortly after a meeting with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar in Abuja on Saturday.
