Kano Lawmaker, Abdulmumin Jibrin Dumps NNPP for APC

The lawmaker representing Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Abdulmumin Jibrin has announced his decision to dump the NNPP.

 

According to him, he has now returned to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

 

Making the announcement of his defection on his Facebook page on Monday, Jibrin explained that his supporters had unanimously resolved to abandon the NNPP and the Kwankwasiyya Movement to align with the ruling APC.

 

He said, “Today, in a show of solidarity, I was warmly received by thousands of my constituents in my hometown of Kofa, Bebeji, Kano.”

 

The gathering, he said, resolved to leave the NNPP/Kwankwasiyya, join the APC, and endorse President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, for a second term in office in the 2027 general elections in the country.

 

He stated that from the beginning, almost 2,000 scholars from his constituency have prayed special prayers for the President and sought peace, development, and progress for Kiru/Bebeji, Kano, and Nigeria altogether.

 

Jibrin had, two months ago, resigned from the NNPP following his expulsion on alleged anti-party activities and non-payment of dues, which opened the way for him to return to the APC.

 

Jibrin, while reacting to his suspension from the NNPP, described the action as “shocking and unjustified,” insisting that an interview he granted in both English and Hausa, which the party cited as the basis for his suspension, did not warrant his expulsion.

 

He blamed the NNPP for violating the principles of fair hearing and due process, stressing that he was expelled without being given an opportunity to defend himself.

 

Jibrin stated that he had accepted the decision in good faith and would not challenge it in court.

 

The lawmaker explained that he had never neglected his obligations regarding claims that he defaulted on the payment of his membership dues.