The governor formally stepped away from the party after months of internal tension, leadership wrangling, and legal disputes within the NNPP. In his resignation, he made it clear that the party’s ongoing crisis had become a distraction from governance and stability in Kano.
What makes this exit even bigger is the scale of the fallout: a large bloc of Kano politicians—state lawmakers, federal legislators, and local government chairmen—are leaving the NNPP alongside him. That effectively strips the party of its political structure in the state.
While Yusuf hasn’t publicly announced his next party yet, all signs point toward the APC, especially given his recent high-level engagements at the centre. Most analysts see this as positioning ahead of the 2027 elections rather than a spontaneous decision.
Bottom line:
This isn’t just a resignation. It’s a political realignment that could completely redraw Kano’s power map and weaken the NNPP nationally.
