The Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Dahiru Liman, the Deputy Speaker, Rt. Hon. Barr. Magaji Henry Danjuma, and the Majority Leader, Hon. Munira Suleiman Tanimu, have emerged as All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates for their respective constituencies through consensus affirmation exercises held across Kaduna State.
Dahiru was unanimously affirmed as the APC candidate for Makera State Constituency during the party’s primary exercise attended by party leaders, electoral officials and supporters.
Declaring the result, the Returning Officer, Engr. Ezekiel Samuel Gode, said Tahiru emerged unopposed after being adopted as the sole consensus candidate for the constituency.
“Having received the affirmation results from the five voting areas and with no other contestant in the race, I hereby declare Rt. Hon. Liman Tahiru as the duly returned and affirmed candidate for the Makera State Constituency seat,” he said.
Similarly, the Deputy Speaker, Rt. Hon. Barr. Magaji Henry Danjuma, emerged as the APC candidate for Kagarko State Constituency after party members across the wards affirmed his candidature in an unopposed exercise.
The APC Returning Officer, Abdulrahman Ibrahim Apo Jere, officially declared Danjuma winner at the local government collation centre following the affirmation process.
Also, the Majority Leader of the House, Hon. Munira Suleiman Tanimu, secured the APC ticket for Lere East Constituency after a peaceful affirmation exercise conducted across the constituency’s six wards.
Returning Officer for Lere East Constituency, Hon. Aminu Yaro, officially returned her as the party’s candidate following the exercise held in Saminaka.
Meanwhile, in a move aimed at strengthening party unity ahead of the 2027 general elections, several APC aspirants for Kaduna State House of Assembly seats voluntarily withdrew from the race and endorsed the party’s consensus candidates.
Speaking on behalf of the group in Kaduna, Dr. Abdulrazaq Shuibu Labbo, an aspirant for Kaka/Gogi constituency in Birnin Gwari, said the decision followed consultations and interventions by Governor Uba Sani to sustain cohesion within the party.
“We stand in full solidarity with the progressive leadership of Governor Senator Uba Sani and reaffirm our unwavering commitment to his successful re-election and the overall victory of the APC in Kaduna State and across the nation,” he said.
Those who stepped down include Dr. Abdulrazaq Shuibu Labbo (Kaka/Gogi, Birnin Gwari), Mustapha Adam (Giwa West), Deborah Musa (Lere West), Isah Nasidi (Doka/Gabasawa), and Kabiru Bale Ahmed (Kawo).
Political observers say the development underscores the Kaduna APC leadership’s push to consolidate unity and avoid internal divisions ahead of the 2027 elections.