Mansur Ahmed, Ganduje ally and ex-Kano commissioner, resigns from APC
- Mansur Ahmed, a former Kano works commissioner and close ally of Abdullahi Ganduje, has left the APC.
- He submitted his resignation letter to the party's Yakasai Ward chairman in Kano Municipal.
- His exit comes about a week after former NPA managing director Aminu Dabo also quit the party.
A former Kano State Commissioner for Works, Housing and Transport, Mansur Ahmed, has left the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying he and his political associates reviewed the party's condition and decided he should move elsewhere.
Ahmed, an engineer who is widely described as a close ally of former Kano governor Abdullahi Ganduje, sent his resignation letter to the APC chairman of Yakasai Ward in Kano Municipal Local Government Area.
In the letter, he said the party's current state of affairs, together with his wish to do more for Kano and Nigeria, pushed him to look for another platform. He said he wants a party that puts the safety of lives and property and the welfare of ordinary citizens first.
He thanked APC leaders, stakeholders and members, especially in Kano Municipal, for the chance to serve and help the party grow while he was a member.
Why it matters
Kano is one of Nigeria's biggest voting blocs, and the departure of a figure from Ganduje's circle is a signal worth watching as parties reposition ahead of coming elections. For residents, the practical question is whether the political shuffling changes anything about security, jobs and the cost of living.
Ahmed is not a newcomer to Kano politics. He served as commissioner under former Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso between 1999 and 2003, and he has also sought the governorship ticket. He studied at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and the University of Bradford in England, and he was deputy coordinator of the Jonathan/Sambo presidential campaign council in Kano State.
His resignation follows that of Aminu Dabo, a former Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), who left the APC about a week earlier. Both exits have been reported by Daily Trust and Naija News; neither outlet said which party either man might join.
What happens next
Ahmed has said only that he is looking for an alternative platform. It is not yet clear which party he will join, and there has been no public comment from the APC in Kano on the two resignations.
