2027: APC affirms Deputy Senate President as Kano North senatorial candidate

The Deputy President of the Senate, Barau I. Jibrin, has emerged as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the Kano North Senatorial District ahead of the 2027 general elections.

However, a large number of loyalists of the All Progressives Congress (APC) gathered in Bichi town, Kano State, to witness the affirmation of the Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, for the Kano North Senatorial District seat.

The affirmation exercise was held on Monday at the APC headquarters in Bichi Local Government Area of Kano State, with thousands of party members from the 13 local government areas in the senatorial district in attendance.

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Officials from the APC national headquarters and representatives of the Independent National Electoral Commission were also present at the event.

At about 2:20 pm, 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 party’s candidate, prompting a loud chorus of approval from supporters at the venue.

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 flag bearer for the National Assembly election scheduled for January 16.

Speaking after the exercise, the leader of the INEC monitoring team, Abdulrahman Haruna, expressed satisfaction with the peaceful and orderly conduct of the process.

In his remarks, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, represented by Deputy Governor Murtala Sule Garo, commended the peaceful conduct of the exercise and expressed confidence in the APC’s chances in the 2027 elections.

According to him, the people of Kano North would overwhelmingly vote for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Governor Yusuf, Senator Barau, and other APC candidates during the polls.

“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 reposed in him and pledged to continue providing effective representation for the district.