APC Halts E-Registration in Kano On Tinubu’s Orders Amid Defection Row —Doguwa
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the suspension of the commencement of the All Progressives Congress’ electronic registration exercise in Kano State.
The directive was disclosed by a member of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, in a 27-second video widely circulated on social media on Saturday.
In the video, Doguwa said the decision was taken by the APC national leadership following an order from President Tinubu.
“The leadership of the APC at the national level, acting on the directive of President Bola Tinubu, has ordered that the commencement of the APC e-registration in Kano be stopped,” the lawmaker said.
Doguwa, who represents Doguwa/Tudun Wada Federal Constituency, is a ranking APC chieftain in Kano and currently serves as Chairman of the House Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream) as well as the Special Committee on Oil Theft/Losses in the 10th National Assembly.
The development comes barely a week after the Kano State Publicity Secretary of the APC, Hon. Ahmed Aruwa, revealed that the party was set to flag off the e-registration exercise in the state.
Aruwa said the APC was expecting the former governor of Kano State and national leader of the party, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, to be in the state for the exercise.
“We are fully prepared for the commencement of the e-registration, and we are expecting our leader, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, to be in Kano for the official flag-off.
“The registration is part of efforts to strengthen the party’s structure and expand its membership base across the state,” Aruwa said.
Explaining the sudden halt, Doguwa suggested that the decision was linked to ongoing political developments involving the Kano State Governor.
“What will you do if Tinubu says he has accepted Abba? Well, today he accepted him.
“The plan was to start collecting the APC e-registration register tomorrow, but the President and the national leadership of the APC said to pause and wait until Abba officially defects, as he will be the first to collect the membership card,” the lawmaker said.
Although the APC has yet to issue an official statement explaining the suspension, the development comes amid heightened political tension and speculation surrounding the possible defection of Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf from the New Nigeria Peoples Party to the APC.
For weeks, the Kano political space has been awash with rumours of ongoing high-level consultations involving the governor, top APC figures, and influential political stakeholders in Abuja and Kano, with claims that Yusuf may be considering a switch ahead of the 2027 general elections.
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