Defection Looms In ADC As Kwankwassiya Leader, Abdullahi, Resigns From Opposition Party On Kwankwaso’s Orders

By Olumuyiwa Olumuyiwa

From all indications, the strategic move to ensure that former Kano governor and leader of the Kwankwasiyya movement, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, is in a potentially rewarding alignment ahead of the election is still afoot.

This is as a key figure in the Kwankwasiyya movement in Dala Local Government Area of Kano State, Hon. Kabiru Adamu Abdullahi, resigned from the All Democratic Congress (ADC).

While stating the reason for his resignation, Abdullahi  said he was leaving the party with immediate effect.

The resignation letter was  dated May 1, 2026, and addressed to the party chairman in Kofar Ruwa Ward, Abdullahi

“I hereby formally resign my membership of All Democratic Congress (ADC) at Kofar Ruwa Ward with immediate effect.

“I sincerely appreciate the opportunity given to me to be part of the party and wish you and the party the very best in your future endeavors.

“Kindly accept this as my official notice and communicate same to the appropriate authorities,” he said in the statement he shared on Facebook.

Abdullahi, who is a House of Assembly aspirant, is considered one of the prominent Kwankwasiyya leaders in Dala.

Confirming his resignation from the ADC in a separate  post on his Facebook page, he linked his decision to the directive of the movement’s leader.

“This is the order of Jagora,” he wrote, using the term members commonly used to refer to their leader, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.

There are speculation that former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso are planning to defect from the ADC to another party, which is likely to be the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC).

Obi and Kwankwaso are expected to join the 2027 race for highest political seat as presidential candidate and running mate.

The duo are likely to leave the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, who is likely to clinch the sole  presidential ticket of the ADC considering his influence.

Recall that recently, members of the  NDC wooed Obi and Kwankwaso to join their party to pursue their dream.