Kano politics, defection, and the opposition imperative, by Engr. Bello Gwarzo Abdullahi, FNSE The political drama unfolding in Kano presents both challenges and opportunities. As ever, all politics is local. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s January 2026 defection from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) can only be properly understood within Kano’s peculiar political history. Far from being a one-off event, it reflects a recurring Kano pattern: the collision between executive authority and godfatherism. Yet this episode departs from expectations, given the long-standing political closeness between...