Nigeria, March 31 -- A former Kano State deputy governor and 2023 governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nasiru Gawuna, has resigned from the party.

Mr Gawuna also visited former Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso, a chieftain of the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC), following his resignation from the APC.

In a letter dated 29 March, and addressed to the APC chairman in Gawuna Ward, Nassarawa Local Government Area, Mr Gawuna said his decision to leave the party was "voluntary and personal."

"I hereby formally resign my membership from the All Progressives Congress (APC), effective March 29, 2026," he stated in the letter.

He earlier resigned as the Chairman of the Governing Board of the Federal Mortgage Bank ...