By George OPARA
AbdulAziz Umar, son of Abdullahi Ganduje, Ex-Chairman of the All Progressives Congress National (APC) has declared his intention to contest the House of Representatives seat for the Dawakin Tofa/Tofa/Rimin Gado Federal Constituency in Kano State under the New Democratic Coalition.
His political decision to run election under the NDC reflects a key political shift from the family’s longstanding alignment with the APC and signals his reported movement into the political camp of former Kano Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.
A video circulating on social media showed AbdulAziz speaking about his political ambitions and his engagement with Kwankwaso, publicly confirming his alignment with the former governor’s expanding political network.
Spear News Nigeria recalls the NDC is the party Kwankwaso adopted after his widely reported exit from the African Democratic Congress, and it has been gaining momentum across Kano State, attracting established political figures and grassroots support.
Political pundits believe AbdulAziz’s NDC membership would spark a stiff political rivalry in the constituency, with a potentially high-stakes contest expected against an APC candidate in what observers are already describing as one of the more closely watched 2027 races in the state.
Also, his candidacy is considered as a political maneuvering capable of redrawing political alliances in Kano, highlighting a renewed rivalry between the Kwankwasiyya movement and the ruling APC structure in the build-up to the 2027 general polls.
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