‘Battle line drawn’: Ex-Kano deputy gov vows to unseat Yusuf in 2027

The immediate past Kano State Deputy Governor, Aminu Abdussalam, has vowed to unseat Governor Abba Yusuf and take over Kano State Government House in May 29, 2026.

Abdussalam said this after his confirmation by the New Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) as the party’s gubernatorial candidate for the 2027 general election.

The Chairman of the NDC Primaries Committee from the party’s national headquarters, Mainasara Abubakar-Sani, made this known during the party’s primaries in Kano State on Friday.

Abubakar-Sani commended the party stakeholders for their cooperation, which he said made the committee’s task easy.

He expressed optimism that the party would emerge victorious from top to bottom during the general elections.

In his acceptance speech, Abdussalam
said the battle line had just been drawn between him and Yusuf, stressing that the governor had only one term to spend in office.

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The former deputy governor, who parted ways with Yusuf after defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC), said betrayers would pay heavily for their actions.

He pledged to run a people-friendly government and wipe tears from the faces of Kano residents.

Earlier, the party leader, Rabiu Musa-Kwankwaso, commended stakeholders for the process leading to the selection of its candidates for various positions, describing it as successful and orderly.

“It shows that we are very much united. Going by what we have seen, success is assured,” Kwankwaso said.