Two-time governorship candidate in Kaduna State, Isa Ashiru, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the 2027 general elections.
Ashiru, a former member of the House of Representatives who represented Makarfi/Kudan Federal Constituency, secured the party’s ticket after polling 86,113 votes in the party’s primary election.
Former Commissioner of Education during the administration of ex-Governor Nasir El-Rufai, Jafaru Sani, came second with 29,580 votes.
Other aspirants who participated in the primary included Professor Muhammad San-Bello, the immediate past Commissioner for Education under Governor Uba Sani, who scored 13,559 votes; Ahmed Tijjani, who polled 13,550 votes; and Shuaibu Mikati, who secured 10,819 votes.
Ashiru previously contested the Kaduna State governorship election under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in both 2019 and 2023.
In the 2019 election, he lost to former Governor Nasir El-Rufai, while in the 2023 governorship poll, he finished second behind the incumbent Governor Uba Sani after securing about 719,000 votes.
Meanwhile, some House of Representatives aspirants contesting under the platform of the ADC in Kaduna State have rejected the outcome of the party’s primaries, alleging widespread irregularities.
Speaking during a press conference, the leader of the aggrieved aspirants, Samaila Makarfi, described the exercise as a “sham” and “totally unacceptable.”
The dissatisfied aspirants called on the party leadership to review the entire primary election process, insisting that the exercise did not reflect transparency and fairness.
Isa Ashiru Emerges ADC Governorship Candidate in Kaduna Ahead of 2027 Elections
