May 18, (THEWILL) — Deputy President of the Senate, Barau I. Jibrin, has emerged as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Kano North Senatorial District, ahead of the 2027 general elections.
A statement signed by Ismail Mudashir, Special Adviser to the Deputy President of the Senate on Media and Publicity, said the affirmation exercise took place at the APC headquarters in Bichi Local Government Area.
Also present were officials from the national headquarters of the APC and representatives of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
At exactly 2:20 p.m., the Chairman of the APC Electoral Committee for the Kano North Senatorial Primary Election, Hon. Shehu Isa Direba, asked party members to affirm Senator Barau as the APC candidate for the district.
A thunderous chorus of “Yes” from the crowd followed it.
Similarly, the Chairman of the APC National Assembly Primary Elections Committee for Kano State, Hon. Musa Yahaya, also sought the endorsement of party members, who unanimously affirmed Barau as the party’s candidate for the January 16 National Assembly election.
Speaking after the exercise, the leader of the INEC monitoring team, Mr Abdulrahman Haruna, expressed satisfaction with the peaceful and orderly conduct of the process.
In his remarks, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, commended the peaceful conduct of the exercise.
Represented by his Deputy Murtala Sule Garo, the governor expressed confidence that the people of Kano North would overwhelmingly vote for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Governor Abba, Senator Barau, and other APC candidates in the 2027 elections.
“We are happy. Kano North is for APC at all times. We are one family in APC. Insha Allah, before noon on election day, Senator Barau will secure his seat, while President Tinubu and all our candidates will emerge victorious,” he said
Responding, Senator Barau thanked party members for the confidence they reposed in him through their overwhelming support and assured them of continued effective representation.
Abdullahi Yusuf is a seasoned journalist, communicator and was previously the Deputy Editor-In-Chief and Zonal Manager, News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, Jos, where he retired on December 15, 2021
