Kano speaker, 21 lawmakers dump NNPP

The Kano State Home of Meeting has launched the names of lawmakers who resigned their membership from the New Nigeria Peoples Party alongside the Governor of Kano State, Abba Kabir Yusuf.

The Meeting’s Chief Press Secretary, Kamaluddeen Sani Shawai, launched the checklist of the affected lawmakers in a press release launched on Saturday night.

In accordance with the assertion, those that left the NNPP with the governor embrace the Speaker of the Home, Jibril Ismail Falgore, the Deputy Speaker, Muhammad Bello Butu Butu, and the Majority Chief, Lawan Hussain.

Additionally listed are the Deputy Majority Chief, Garba Shehu Fammar, the Chief Whip, Muddasir Ibrahim Zawachiki, together with different lawmakers representing numerous constituencies throughout the state.

The assertion mentioned a complete of twenty-two members of the Home had been concerned within the defection, chopping throughout constituencies reminiscent of Ajingi, Albasu, Bagwai/Shanono, Bebeji, Bunkure, Dawakin Kudu, Fagge, Gabasawa, Garko, Gwale, Karaye, Kura/Garun Malam, Madobi, Minjibir, Rano, Tarauni and Wudil.

“A complete of twenty-two members of the Home of Meeting resigned their membership from the NNPP within the State,” the assertion mentioned.

It added that the Kano State Home of Meeting had verified and authenticated the checklist of lawmakers as launched.

The Meeting mentioned the announcement was made to correctly inform the general public and make clear the political place of the affected lawmakers following the governor’s defection.

Kano State Governor, Kabir Yusuf had on Friday formally resigned his membership from the New Nigerian Folks’s Party, citing deepening inside disaster and the pressing want to guard the broader curiosity of the residents of the state.

Yusuf was mentioned to have resigned together with 21 members of the State Meeting, eight members of the Home of Representatives, and the 44 native authorities council chairmen.

The present improvement is anticipated to additional weaken the NNPP’s affect within the state as extra members of the get together together with authorities officers proceed to realign with the Governor’s political course.

The Commissioner for Setting and Local weather Change, Dr. Dahiru Muhammad Hashim is among the many prime authorities officers which have thus far introduced their resignation from the NNPP membership efficient from Friday, twenty third January 2026.