Kano state governor meets with President Tinubu and plans to switch political parties

The governor of Kano state, Abba Yusuf, met with President Bola Tinubu at the presidential villa in Abuja. Following the meeting, reports indicate Governor Yusuf plans to defect from his current party to Tinubu's party, the All Progressives Congress (APC).

In related Kano state news, a government official said a long-running dispute over the traditional leadership, or emirship, of Kano will be resolved soon. Separately, a small political party called the ADC criticized President Tinubu's policies and his absence from a national ceremony.