A former political adviser to ex-Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, Mustapha Hamza Buhari Bakwana, has officially resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and joined the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).
Naijaonpoint reports that Bakwana, who made the announcement during a meeting with his political allies and supporters in Kano, declared allegiance to the Kwankwasiyya movement, a political bloc loyal to former governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.
Explaining the reasons behind his defection, Bakwana cited internal marginalisation, exclusion, and what he described as a lack of political direction under Ganduje’s leadership.
“I have been part of the APC since its inception, but over time, we were treated as outsiders. There was no regard for contribution, no room for internal democracy,” he said.
He accused Ganduje’s camp of stifling dissent and promoting personal interests above the party’s ideals.
Bakwana did not hold back in his criticism of the ruling party, accusing it of abandoning public service for vendetta politics.
He alleged that the party had been turned into a “private estate” where only loyalists to Ganduje are allowed to thrive.
“They have turned the party into a private estate where only a few can thrive, while the rest are sidelined and silenced,” he said.