Nigeria, May 29 -- Former Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Yusuf Zailani, has accused some leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna State of working against the political interests of President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general election.

Mr Zailani said those currently presenting themselves as loyalists of the president in Kaduna are "deceiving" him, because they allegedly lack the political structure and grassroots support needed to secure victory for him in the state.

The former speaker made the remarks while addressing his supporters in Hausa during an Eid-el-Kabir gathering in Kaduna, in a video seen by PREMIUM TIMES.

The meeting was his first major public appearance after losing in the APC senator...