Isa Ashiru Clinches ADC Governorship Nomination for Kaduna State

Isa Ashiru, a two-time PDP governorship contender, has emerged as the African Democratic Congress candidate for Kaduna State ahead of the 2027 polls. He polled 86,113 votes to win the ticket, defeating former Education Commissioner Jafaru Sani, who scored 29,580. Other aspirants included Professor Muhammad San-Bello with 13,559 votes, Ahmed Tijjani with 13,550, and Shuaibu Mikati with 10,819. Ashiru previously ran against Nasir El-Rufai in 2019 and Uba Sani in 2023, securing 719,000 votes in the last election. Meanwhile, some House hopefuls under the ADC have rejected the primary results, calling the process unfair and demanding a review.

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