Former Kano State Commissioner for Rural Area Development, Abba Sani Abbas, has left the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).
Naija News reports that Abbas, who was recently sacked along with five other members by Governor Abba Yusuf, has joined the All Progressives Congress (APC).
He was welcomed to the APC by Deputy Senate President Balau Jibrin.
During the welcome ceremony, President Abbas also symbolically dropped his red hat, the symbol of the Kwankwasiyya movement, and replaced it with another hat, according to a video released by the Senate Vice President's Press Office.
In other news from Kano State, the 16th Emir of Kano, Lamido Muhammad Sanusi II, has appealed to the people of the state for peace following the Court of Appeal’s ruling that the Federal High Court lacks jurisdiction over emirate disputes. appealed to maintain the
Naija News reports that the Court of Appeal in Abuja, headed by Justice Muhammad Mustapha, on Friday, January 10, 2025, ordered the Chief Justice of Kano, the 15th Emir of Kano; It was reported that he ordered the appointment of a new judge to review the case between the two parties. Aminu Ado Bayero, Kano State Government, 16th Emir Muhammad Sanusi II, and Kano State House of Assembly.
The court further stated that the Federal High Court in Kano does not have jurisdiction to hear the monarchy case as it should be heard under the state high court.
Reacting to the court’s verdict after prayers at his palace in Kano on Friday, Sheikh Sanusi praised the verdict and urged the people of the state to remain patient and pray.
