President Bola Tinubu on Monday night had a closed-door assembly with the Governor of Kano State, Abba Kabir Yusuf, on the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The assembly passed off within the President’s workplace, away from the media, additional fuelling political hypothesis surrounding its function and final result.
Governor Yusuf arrived on the Villa at about 4:10 pm, wearing a white agbada and a pink cap.
Particulars of the discussions stay sketchy as of press time.
The assembly comes amid sustained hypothesis over an alleged plan by the Kano governor to defect from the New Nigeria Folks’s Social gathering to the ruling All Progressives Congress.
Political observers say talks across the deliberate defection have been ongoing for weeks however could have hit a snag over disagreements, notably on whether or not the governor can be granted an computerized ticket forward of the 2027 common elections.
Some insiders disclosed that the defection hypothesis has deepened political stress inside Kano State, triggering strains between supporters of Governor Yusuf and loyalists of his political mentor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, a key determine within the NNPP.
Though no official assertion has been issued by both the Presidency or the Kano State Authorities, observers imagine the assembly with President Tinubu is probably not unconnected with the governor’s rumoured political realignment and broader negotiations forward of 2027.