Ashiru wins ADC governorship ticket in Kaduna

Isa Ashiru has emerged arsenic the governorship campaigner of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) successful Kaduna State up of the 2027 elections.

Ashiru, a erstwhile governorship campaigner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), won the ADC summons aft scoring 86,113 votes successful the enactment primary.

Former Kaduna acquisition commissioner, Jafaru Sani, came 2nd with 29,580 votes.

Other aspirants included Professor Muhammad San-Bello, who got 13,559 votes; Ahmed Tijjani with 13,550 votes; and Shuaibu Mikati, who polled 10,819 votes.

Ashiru antecedently contested the Kaduna governorship predetermination nether the PDP successful 2019 and 2023. He mislaid to erstwhile governor, Nasir El-Rufai successful 2019 and besides mislaid to Governor Uba Sani successful 2023 aft scoring 719,000 votes.

Meanwhile, immoderate ADC House of Representatives aspirants successful Kaduna person rejected the result of the primaries, claiming determination were irregularities during the exercise.

Speaking connected behalf of the aggrieved aspirants, Samaila Makarfi described the process arsenic “a sham and wholly unacceptable.”

He besides demanded a reappraisal of the primaries.

Ashiru wins ADC governorship summons successful Kaduna