The senator representing Kano South senatorial district on the platform of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Abdulrahman Kawu Sumaila, has defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC.
He confirmed his defection in a statement made available to journalists in Kano on Wednesday, saying that all politics is local.
He previously served as Senior Special Assistant to former President Muhammadu Buhari on National Assembly (House of Representatives) matters before contesting for the Senate in 2023, which he won.
“Yes, it is true. The rumours regarding my defection are accurate. All politics is local, and my primary concern has always been, and remains, the welfare of my immediate constituency,” Senator Sumaila stated.
Sumaila, in the statement, expressed the belief that the interest of his constituents would be better served in his new party.
The lawmaker was suspended by the NNPP’s Hashimu Dungurawa-led faction in Kano over alleged anti-party activities, which he dismissed as baseless.
Other lawmakers previously suspended for hobnobbing with APC included Kabiru Alhassan Rurum (Rano/Kibiya federal constituency), Ali Madakin Gini (Dala federal constituency), and Sani Abdullahi Rogo (Rogo/Karaye federal constituency).
