Former Kano Governor, Shekarau dumps PDP

Former Kano State Governor and Senator, Ibrahim Shekarau, has formally resigned his rank of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), citing a strategical governmental realignment.

In a resignation missive dated April 19, 2026, and addressed to the PDP Chairman of Giginyu Ward successful Nassarawa Local Government Area of Kano State, Shekarau announced that his exit takes contiguous effect.

“Accept this missive delight arsenic announcement of my resignation from my presumption arsenic subordinate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with effect from today,” helium wrote.

The erstwhile curate said the determination followed extended consultations wrong his governmental camp, pointing to an imminent displacement to different party.

“This determination follows wide and extended deliberations wrong my governmental group, to prosecute our governmental vocation successful a antithetic governmental party,” Shekarau stated.

While expressing appreciation to enactment enactment astatine the ward level, helium added: “I convey you for being a bully leader, and commune that Allah volition proceed to usher you successful your stewardship.”

The missive was besides copied to the Kano State PDP Chairman and the PDP Chairman of Nassara...