Nigeria, Jan. 24 -- The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has accused Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, of disloyalty following his resignation from the party, dismissing his claim of an irredeemable internal crisis as baseless and an afterthought.

The party's position was contained in a statement issued on Saturday by its National Publicity Secretary, Ladipo Johnson, in reaction to the governor's decision to quit the NNPP and his expected defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Governor Yusuf's spokesperson, Sanusi Bature, had on Friday announced the resignation, stating that the governor communicated his decision in a letter addressed to the NNPP chairperson of Diso-Chiranchi Ward in Gwale Local Government Area, with eff...