Former Kano State Governor and 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, on Monday officially received his membership card of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Kano as the plot thickens to stop President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election.
Kwankwaso’s formal entry into the ADC follows his resignation from the NNPP a day earlier, a decision he said was driven by the need for strategic political realignment amid shifting dynamics in Nigeria’s political space.
The former governor was welcomed by a host of prominent political figures who were present in Kano to receive him into the party.
Among them were the National Chairman of the ADC, David Mark; former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal; former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), John Odigie-Oyegun; and former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi.
Also present was former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi, who arrived in Kano earlier and was received by former Deputy Governor of Kano State Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo.
Kwankwaso’s defection is expected to reshape political alignments ahead of future elections, as the ADC continues to attract high-profile figures across the country.
