The Digest:
Mustapha Kwankwaso, son of NNPP leader Rabiu Kwankwaso, has resigned from his position as Kano State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development. According to a report by TheCable, the resignation was announced in a statement on Monday, following Governor Abba Yusuf's formal defection from the NNPP to the APC. Mustapha described the decision as being made "with a heavy heart" and thanked the governor for the opportunity, but did not specify his reasons for stepping down. His resignation comes hours after another commissioner, Yusuf Kofarmata, also resigned, citing a departure from the government's original ideology.
Key Points:
- The resignation signals the deepening fracture within the NNPP's former governing structure in Kano following the governor's exit.
- It represents a significant personal and political rupture between the Kwankwaso family and the administration they helped bring to power.
- The move avoids the awkwardness of serving in an executive council now controlled by a party (APC) opposed to his father's political movement.
- It follows a pattern of senior appointees leaving, indicating a collapse of the political coalition that formed the initial government.
- The courteous tone of the resignation statement suggests a strategic exit to maintain future political flexibility rather than an acrimonious break.
Sources: The Cable, Channels Tv
