Nigeria, Jan. 13 -- The resignation of Muhammad Bello, former Director-General of Governor Uba Sani's 2023 Campaign Council, from the All Progressives Congress (APC) has intensified concerns about internal cohesion within the ruling party in Kaduna State, just over a year to the 2027 general elections.

Mr Bello, a former Commissioner for Education and later Commissioner for Information, formally withdrew his APC membership in January and joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Political observers describe the move as one of the most symbolic defections so far, given his central role in delivering Governor Sani's electoral victory in 2023.

His exit comes against the backdrop of the parting of ways between Governor Sani and his pred...