Three House Of Reps Members From Kano Dump NNPP For ADC Ahead Of 2027
Three House Of Reps Members From Kano Dump NNPP For ADC Ahead Of 2027
Four members of the House of Representatives from Kano State have defected from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), deepening the wave of political realignments ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The defecting lawmakers are; Sani Wakili (Minjibir/Ungogo federal constituency), Muktar Zakari (Tarauni federal constituency), Umar Datti (Kura/Madobi/Garun Mallam federal constituency), and Abdulhakeem Ado (Wudil/Garko federal constituency).
The Speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abbas, formally announced their defection during plenary on Wednesday after reading their letters.
In a related development, two other lawmakers — Kabiru Amadu, popularly known as Maipalace, representing Gusau/Tsafe federal constituency of Zamfara State, and Emeka Chinedu, representing Ahiazu Mbaise/Ezinihitte federal constituency of Imo State — also dumped the Peoples Democratic Party for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The lawmakers attributed their decisions to persistent internal crises within their former parties, a justification commonly cited in Nigeria’s legislature to validate defections.
The latest moves come amid a growing influx of lawmakers into the ADC, which has emerged as a beneficiary of cross-party defections in recent weeks. The trend signals intensifying political recalibration as politicians position themselves strategically ahead of the next electoral cycle.
On Tuesday, three federal lawmakers —Thaddeus Attah (Eti-Osa, Lagos), Usman Zubairu (Birnin Gwari/Giwa, Kaduna), and Sani Noma (Argungu/Augie, Kebbi) — also joined the ADC after leaving the Labour Party and the APC.
