While the NDC candidate is busy attacking Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf every day, the governor is busy receiving defectors and consolidating his base. There is hardly a day that passes without the former deputy governor mentioning Governor Abba. Love him or hate him, Governor Abba has moved quickly to stamp his identity on Kano. With the NDC in crisis nationally and in disarray locally, Governor Abba has become the stabilizing force. They left because they believe Governor Abba is the future of Kano politics.