Tension is mounting in Kano’s political arena as former Deputy Governor and 2023 APC governorship candidate, Nasir Yusuf Gawuna, has reportedly gone incommunicado, with his phone line “not reachable” amid intense pressure from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to halt his alleged defection plans.
Gawuna, a key figure in the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano, is said to be weighing a dramatic political shift toward the influential Kwankwasiyya Movement, a move that could eventually see him align with the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Sources within the party revealed that the Presidency has activated high-level interventions, directing prominent APC stakeholders to urgently engage Gawuna and dissuade him from crossing over to the rival political bloc.
The development has sparked widespread speculation across Kano, with party loyalists and political observers scrambling for clarity as Gawuna remains unreachable.
Political analysts warn that any defection by Gawuna could significantly alter Kano’s already volatile political landscape, strengthening the Kwankwasiyya movement’s grip ahead of future elections.
As uncertainty deepens, all eyes remain on the silent politician whose next move could reshape the balance of power in one of Nigeria’s most politically strategic states.
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