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  • Kwankwaso Receives ADC Membership Card in Kano as Obi, Amaechi, Tambuwal Attend

    Former Kano State Governor and 2023 presidential candidate Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has formally joined the African Democratic Congress, receiving his membership card on Monday afternoon at Gidan Kwankwasiyya on Miller Road, Kano, completing a political journey that began with his resignation from the New Nigeria Peoples Party just 24 hours earlier.

    Confirming the move on his X handle moments after receiving the card, Kwankwaso wrote simply: “New Dawn. We are ADC.”

    Who came to Kano

    The event carried unmistakable weight, drawing a roll call of Nigeria’s most prominent opposition figures to Kano to witness the formal registration.

    In attendance were ADC National Chairman and former Senate President David Mark; ADC National Secretary and former Osun Governor Rauf Aregbesola; former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi; former Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal; former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi; Senator Dino Melaye; former APC National Chairman John Odigie-Oyegun; and former Imo State Governor Emeka Ihedioha.

    The high-powered delegation had arrived at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport earlier in the day, where they were received by the immediate past Kano Deputy Governor Aminu Gwarzo, who himself resigned from office last week ahead of his own expected defection alongside Kwankwaso.

    Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, already a member of the ADC, wasted no time in welcoming Kwankwaso. “When men of conviction come together, power trembles. Welcome aboard, @KwankwasoRM,” he wrote on X.

    What Kwankwaso said at the event

    Kwankwaso described his exit from the NNPP as a difficult but necessary decision, saying the current trajectory of Nigeria’s political landscape demanded strategic realignment. He expressed gratitude to the NNPP for the platform it had provided and paid tribute to the Kwankwasiyya Movement members whose loyalty had sustained his political career across multiple parties and decades.

    The defection is not a solo move. The Kwankwasiyya Movement has directed all its members across Nigeria to proceed immediately to register with the ADC at their respective wards, local government areas, and states. “This strategic decision, as always, has been taken in the best interest of the movement, our state, and the nation at large,” the movement’s statement said.

    Kwankwaso is also expected to be joined in the ADC by key political allies, including Senator Rufa’i Hanga and the Kano State NNPP Chairman, Hashim Dungurawa.

    What the ADC now represents

    With Kwankwaso‘s formal entry, the ADC has now consolidated Nigeria’s most formidable opposition coalition in a generation. The party’s membership now includes former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, David Mark, Rauf Aregbesola, Nasir El-Rufai, Rotimi Amaechi, Abubakar Malami, Aminu Tambuwal, Emeka Ihedioha, and now Kwankwaso, uniting figures who collectively received over 12 million votes across different parties in the 2023 presidential election.

    Kwankwaso had polled 1,496,687 votes in the 2023 presidential race, finishing fourth behind Tinubu, Atiku, and Obi. His entry into the ADC brings with it the Kwankwasiyya Movement’s deep grassroots structure in Kano and across the North-West, a region where his influence was decisive in delivering the Kano State governorship to the NNPP’s Abba Yusuf in 2023.

    The ADC is yet to announce its 2027 presidential candidate or ticket composition. All indications point toward a joint Atiku-Obi or Obi-Kwankwaso arrangement, though no official announcement has been made. The party’s next major milestone will be a national convention expected later in the year, at which its 2027 strategy will be formally unveiled. The APC has not responded to Monday’s events. RNN.NG will continue to follow all 2027 opposition developments as they unfold.

  • Kwankwaso Quits NNPP with Immediate Effect, Joins ADC on Monday

    Former Kano State Governor and 2023 presidential candidate Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has resigned from the New Nigeria Peoples Party with immediate effect, bringing to a close his leadership of the party he contested the presidency with less than three years ago and paving the way for a formal move to the African Democratic Congress on Monday.

    Kwankwaso announced the resignation in a personally signed statement on Sunday afternoon, describing it as a difficult but necessary decision driven by what he called the current trajectory of Nigeria’s political landscape. “I wish to formally announce my resignation from the New Nigeria Peoples Party with immediate effect. As a committed and bona fide member of the party, this was not an easy decision to make. However, considering the current trajectory of the nation’s political landscape, which calls for strategic realignment, I have found it necessary to identify with another political platform that offers the best opportunity to effectively change the nation,” he said.

    ADC registration on Monday

    While Kwankwaso did not name the ADC directly in his resignation statement, his next destination is not in doubt. The Kwankwasiyya Movement issued a separate statement on Saturday directing all its members across Nigeria to register with the ADC immediately. “The Kwankwasiyya Movement wishes to formally inform all its members across Nigeria and the general public that our Supreme Leader Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has concluded all necessary arrangements to join the African Democratic Congress. In furtherance of this decision, he will officially register with the party on Monday, 30th March 2026, at his residence, Gidan Kwankwasiyya, Miller Road, Kano, by 12 pm,” the statement said.

    ADC National Chairman David Mark and National Secretary Rauf Aregbesola are expected to be present in Kano to formally receive Kwankwaso into the party. Former Kano Deputy Governor Aminu Gwarzo, who also resigned from office this week, is expected to defect alongside him.

    Gratitude to NNPP

    In his statement, Kwankwaso thanked the NNPP’s National Chairman, Ajuji Ahmed, the National Working Committee, the Board of Trustees, and party members at all levels for their support during his time. “I also thank the legacy members of the party and all followers of the Kwankwasiyya Movement for their dedication and commitment to our shared mission. We shall continue to collaborate and work together towards charting a better and more prosperous future for our dear nation,” he said.

    The road to Sunday’s resignation

    The decision did not come without warning. RNN.NG reported on Thursday that Kwankwaso had met ADC National Secretary Aregbesola at his Abuja residence, and separately held talks with Kano-based ADC leaders the same day. On Saturday, Atiku Abubakar — who is already in the ADC — hosted Kwankwaso in Abuja in what observers described as a final alignment meeting ahead of the formal announcement.

    Kwankwaso had polled 1,496,687 votes as the NNPP presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, finishing fourth behind Tinubu, Atiku, and Peter Obi. His exit leaves the NNPP — a party effectively built around his political movement — without its most prominent figure and primary source of electoral weight.

    What the ADC now looks like

    Kwankwaso’s entry completes a remarkable assembly of Nigeria’s major opposition figures on a single platform. The ADC already counts former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate Peter Obi, former Senate President David Mark, former Osun Governor Rauf Aregbesola, former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai, Rotimi Amaechi, Abubakar Malami, Aminu Tambuwal, and Emeka Ihedioha among its members. The addition of Kwankwaso and his Kwankwasiyya movement — which commands significant voter loyalty in Kano and across the North-West — adds a critical regional dimension to the coalition’s 2027 presidential ambitions.

    A Kwankwaso Support Group has previously proposed a joint presidential ticket pairing Peter Obi with Kwankwaso as running mate, though no decision on the 2027 ticket composition has been publicly confirmed by the ADC leadership.

    Kwankwaso’s formal ADC registration is scheduled for Monday, March 30, at noon at Gidan Kwankwasiyya, Miller Road, Kano. RNN.NG will provide live updates from the event as the next major chapter in Nigeria’s 2027 political realignment unfolds.

  • APC Denies Fixing ₦200m Price for 2027 Presidential Nomination Forms

    The ruling All Progressives Congress has denied reports circulating widely on social media that it has fixed the price of nomination forms for the 2027 general elections, describing the claims as false, misleading, and not originating from the party.

    The clarification was issued on Saturday in a statement by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, in response to online speculation that the APC had pegged its presidential nomination form at ₦200 million.

    What the APC said

    In the statement, Morka was unequivocal in denying the party. “The report is FAKE and did not emanate from the party. To be clear, no decision or announcement has been made on the sale or pricing of forms for the 2027 elections. The report is a mere figment of the writer’s mischievous imagination,” he said.

    The party urged its members, the media, and the general public to disregard the unverified report and to rely only on official communications from the APC for accurate information regarding its 2027 electoral preparations.

    What the viral report claimed

    The denial follows the spread of unconfirmed claims on social media that the APC had officially fixed ₦200 million as the cost of its presidential expression of interest and nomination forms — an amount that, if true, would represent one of the most expensive nomination form prices in Nigerian political history. The APC did not name the source of the report or the specific publication it was attributed to.

    The pricing of political party nomination forms has been a recurring source of controversy in Nigerian politics. At the 2022 APC presidential primary, the party fixed its presidential nomination form at ₦100 million — a sum widely criticised as prohibitive and a barrier to genuine democratic participation. The figure eventually attracted 28 presidential aspirants, including President Tinubu, who went on to win both the primary and the general election.

    With the 2027 campaign cycle not yet formally begun, the APC has said no internal decisions on form pricing have been reached. The party’s National Working Committee is expected to convene formal deliberations on 2027 electoral preparations later in the year.

    No APC official has confirmed the ₦200 million figure, and no credible media outlet has traced the claim to a verified party source.