ABDULAZIZ Umar Ganduje, the eldest son of former Governor of Kano State and former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has returned to the ruling party after a brief defection to the New Democratic Congress (NDC).
News Point Nigeria reports that Abdulaziz was formally received back into the APC fold on Sunday at the Ganduje Ward office in Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area, where he collected his membership card.
Party officials and supporters were present to witness the occasion, which was seen as a reaffirmation of his loyalty to the APC structure in Kano.
Abdulaziz had earlier joined the NDC and picked up its nomination form to contest the Dawakin Tofa/Tofa/Rimin Gado Federal Constituency seat.
His move was widely interpreted as aligning with the Kwankwasiyya movement of former Kano State Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, a long-time political rival of his father.
His return to the APC comes after the deadline for obtaining nomination forms had closed, meaning the move was symbolic rather than an immediate electoral bid.
It is, however, viewed as a significant step towards consolidating the Ganduje family’s political base in Dawakin Tofa ahead of the 2027 elections.
Kano politics has for years been shaped by the rivalry between Kwankwaso’s Kwankwasiyya movement and the Ganduje-led APC faction.
Abdulaziz’s earlier defection was seen as a boost to Kwankwasiyya, while his return to the APC strengthens his father’s camp as the political landscape ahead of the 2027 elections continues to take shape.
