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Four Kano lawmakers defect from NNPP to ADC

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Four Kano State House of Representatives members—Sani Adamu Wakil, Umar Mukhtar Zakari, Yusuf Umar Datti and one other—have left the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to join the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Their defection signals shifting alliances in Nigeria’s lower chamber and could alter the balance of power ahead of upcoming elections,

Four members of the House of Representatives from Kano State have defected from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), in a move that underscores shifting political alignments within Nigeria’s lower legislative chamber. The lawmakers involved are Sani Adamu Wakil, representing Minjibir/Ungogo; Umar Mukhtar Zakari, representing Tarauni; Yusuf Umar Datti, […] Four Kano lawmakers defect from NNPP to ADC