{"id":179510,"date":"2025-09-18T20:43:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T19:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/apc-chieftain-hamza-buhari-bakwana-joins-nnpp"},"modified":"2025-09-18T21:52:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T20:52:05","slug":"apc-chieftain-hamza-buhari-bakwana-joins-nnpp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/apc-chieftain-hamza-buhari-bakwana-joins-nnpp","title":{"rendered":"APC Chieftain Hamza Buhari Bakwana Joins NNPP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, leader of the New Nigeria People\u2019s Party (NNPP), has welcomed Hon. Hamza Buhari Bakwana, a former stalwart of the All Progressives Congress (APC), into the party.<\/p>\n<p>Bakwana, who officially joined the party on Thursday, September 18, 2025, pledged full loyalty to the NNPP.<\/p>\n<p>This is contained in a statement by Saifullahi Hassan, Media aide to Senator Rabi\u2019u Musa Kwankwaso, on his X handle on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Bankwana said he would, \u201ccontribute massively to the growth and success of the movement, Insha Allah.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The event took place at Kwankwaso\u2019s residence on Miller Road, Kano, where Bakwana was accompanied by APC members from five local government areas of the state \u2014 Dawakin Kudu, Rano, Gwarzo, Ungogo, and Kumbotso \u2014 who also defected to the NNPP.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, leader of the New Nigeria People\u2019s Party (NNPP), has welcomed Hon. Hamza Buhari Bakwana, a former stalwart of the All Progressives Congress (APC), into the party. Bakwana, who officially joined the party on Thursday, September 18, 2025, pledged full loyalty to the NNPP. 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