A member of the Kano State House of Assembly representing the Sumaila constituency, Hon. Zubairu Hamza Masu, has defected from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Hon. Masu made his decision public in a resignation letter addressed to the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Ismail Falgore.
He cited internal crises, including party factionalisation and ongoing legal disputes, as his reasons for leaving the NNPP.
The Speaker read the letter during Monday’s plenary session, officially announcing Masu’s exit from the NNPP effective May 12, 2025.
Masu, in his letter, pledged allegiance to the APC leadership at the ward, state, and national levels.
The lawmaker expressed frustration over the leadership tussles within the NNPP, noting that multiple figures were laying claims to leadership positions.
At the state level, he mentioned Dr. Suleiman Hashim Dungurawa and Senator Mas’ud El-Jibrin Doguwa, while at the national level, Dr. Ahmed Ajuji and Dr. Agbo Major were involved in parallel claims to the party’s chairmanship — all of which, he said, have led to protracted court battles threatening the party’s stability.
