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Ganduje’s Son dumps NDC, Kwankwaso, reunites with father in APC
Abdulaziz Umar Ganduje, eldest son of former Kano State Governor and ex-National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has returned to the ruling party after a brief stint with the New Democratic Congress (NDC).
Abdulaziz was formally received into the APC on Sunday at the party’s ward office in Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State, where he was presented with his membership card.
Party leaders and supporters attended the event, which marked his return to the APC and a renewed alignment with his father’s political camp.
Abdulaziz had previously defected to the NDC and obtained the party’s nomination form to contest the Dawakin Tofa/Tofa/Rimin Gado Federal Constituency seat.
His defection was widely viewed as a political alignment with the Kwankwasiyya movement led by former Kano State Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, a longstanding political rival of his father.
However, his return to the APC came after the deadline for the purchase of nomination forms had elapsed, making the development largely symbolic rather than an immediate attempt to contest the 2027 election.
His return is nevertheless significant in the build-up to the 2027 general elections, particularly in Dawakin Tofa, where the Ganduje family maintains a strong political base.
The development also comes against the backdrop of the longstanding political rivalry between the Kwankwasiyya movement and the political structure associated with Ganduje in Kano.
While Abdulaziz’s earlier defection was seen as a boost to Kwankwaso’s camp, his return to the APC is expected to strengthen his father’s political structure ahead of the 2027 elections.
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