Rabi’u Kwankwaso, the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) vice presidential candidate, receives people defecting from the All Progressives Congress (APC) into the NDC and the Kwankwasiyya Movement in Kano State. Multiple outlets report that Kwankwaso received APC defectors and supporters at his residence on Miller Road, Kano, where the incoming group pledges loyalty to the movement’s vision. One named defector is Danlami Zakari Unguwar Gertai from Gari Local Government Area, who arrives with a large group of supporters. The event is disclosed through social media posts by the Kwankwasiyya Movement, with coverage also appearing as photo reports. The outlets also link the timing of the reception to recent election preparations, noting that it follows soon after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) publishes credentials for Kwankwaso and the NDC’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, for the 2027 elections. The reports state that Kwankwaso and Obi previously contested the 2023 elections under different parties before joining the APC, later defecting to the NDC amid internal divisions and legal disputes.