Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano left the state on Tuesday amid the ongoing crisis in the ruling New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), as reported by Daily Trust.
The governor had led a reconciliation meeting on Monday evening between the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Abdullahi Baffa Bichi, and the aggrieved members of his constituency.
Despite the reconciliation, the party suspended Bichi alongside the Commissioner of Transportation, Muhammad Diggol, over alleged abuse of power and disloyalty to the party.
The governor was seen waiting at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport for about two hours before departing for Abuja.
This occurred while Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, leader of the NNPP, was in the state. Kwankwaso had been holding meetings with party loyalists, the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Jibril Falgore, political appointees, and stakeholders from various Local Government Areas of the state over undisclosed issues.
When asked to comment on the situation, Kwankwaso told journalists he had nothing to say and referred them to the party chairman.
Concerns have been growing as a group of party loyalists and members of opposition parties advocate for Governor Yusuf’s “freedom” from the alleged influence of Kwankwaso, who has been accused of ruling the state by proxy.
The group claims that Kwankwaso is controlling the state’s affairs and dictating decisions within the administration. Through radio and social media campaigns, they have called on him to allow the governor to exercise his authority as the Chief Executive of the state.