See photos: Kwankwaso sparks defection rumours, spotted with top APC politicians in Abuja

• Rabiu Kwankwaso, NNPP person and 2023 statesmanlike candidate, was seen astatine the Abuja airdrome with apical governmental figures including Senate Deputy President Barau Jibrin and erstwhile Senate President Pius Anyim.
• Kwankwaso's adjutant shared the brushwood arsenic a motion of unity and communal respect, sparking speculation astir imaginable governmental realignment.
• Rumors proceed to swirl implicit Kwankwaso’s alleged gathering with President Tinubu and reported plans to defect from NNPP to the APC.

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has implicit 2 years of acquisition covering governmental parties and movements.

Senator Musa Rabiu Kwankwaso, the 2023 statesmanlike campaigner of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), was precocious spotted with erstwhile Senate President Pius Anyim, the Deputy President of the Senate of Nigeria, Barau Jibrin, of the All Progressives Congress (APC) astatine the airdrome successful Abuja.

Kwankwaso spotted with Pius Anyim

Kwankwaso spotted with APC’s Pius Anyim astatine Abuja Airport. Photo credit: @SaifullahiHon
Source: Facebook

Hon. Saifullahi Hassan, media adjutant to Kwankwaso, confirmed this improvement successful a station shared connected his X leafage connected Saturday, May 3, 2025.

He noted that the politicians met astatine the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport successful Abuja and exchanged greetings.

Kwankwaso's adjutant tweeted:

"Straight from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport — the National Leader of the NNPP, H.E. Sen. @KwankwasoRM, warmly exchanging greetings with respected governmental allies."A infinitesimal of communal respect, unity, and continued committedness to the advancement of our large nation."

Kwankwaso spotted with APC’s Barau Jibrin, others

Kwankwaso spotted with APC’s Barau Jibrin, different apical enactment politicians successful Abuja. Photo credit: @SaifullahiHon
Source: Facebook

Meanwhile, a viral tweet claimed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu hosted Kwankwaso astatine the Presidential Villa connected Wednesday, April 23, 2025.

Kwankwaso is an ex-minister, one-time senator, erstwhile Kano authorities governor, and a erstwhile statesmanlike candidate.

Amid the defections of apical Delta politicians similar Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and Ifeanyi Okowa, a assertion surfaced astir an alleged gathering betwixt President Tinubu and Kwankwaso.

Legit.ng earlier reported that Musa Iliyasu Kwankwaso, a salient subordinate of the APC successful Kano state, has alleged Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso is making efforts to defect to the APC.

Legit.ng reports that Kwankwaso is an influential person successful Kano authorities and a statesmanlike hopeful.

Speaking precocious successful Kano, Iliyasu claimed that Kwankwaso is lobbying President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to facilitate his defection to the APC successful pursuit of his governmental ambitions.

See photos of Kwankwaso and APC leaders below;

Read much astir NNPP, 2027 here:

• Kano lawmaker Kawu defects from NNPP to APC
• List of governors who whitethorn defect to APC up of 2027

Kano lawmaker Rurum dumps NNPP, returns to APC

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that erstwhile Speaker of Kano State, Rt. Hon. Kabiru Alhassan Rurum, has officially returned to the APC after defecting from the NNPP.

Rurum, present representing the Rano, Kibiya, and Bunkure constituencies successful the House of Representatives, made the determination up of the 2027 elections.

Bashir Ahmad, a erstwhile adjutant to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, confirmed the defection successful a tweet connected Thursday, April 24.

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