How Uba emerged as APC governorship candidate in Kaduna – El-Rufai

Governor Nasir El-Rufai has revealed that the emergence of Senator Sani Uba as the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the state was not accidental.

Speaking on a programme on Channels Television on Thursday, El-Rufai stated that there were modalities followed during the governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) recently conducted in the state.

It would be recalled that Senator Sani Uba, who is currently representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the 9th Senate, in the election held in May had defeated his closest rival, Bashir Abubakar, with a whopping 1149 votes.

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The Governor stressed that those not in tune with his administration or outside their clique were prevented from getting the governorship ticket in the interest of smooth continuity of his legacies.

He also spoke on the decent relationship between his administration and the state representatives in the National Assembly.

He, thus, expressed confidence in the capacity of the candidate to consolidate on the achievements of his administration next year.

He said: “The person that won the primary in our party to succeed me was part of our original team and our programmes. What we tried to do during the process was to ensure that no outsider of our inner circle got the ticket to run for the governorship election in the state and we succeeded. All the front-runners were all insiders. They have been in government from the beginning.

“And we are one state that has maintained a good relationship with our representatives in the National Assembly. We meet with them regularly and we coordinate with them as to federal assistance we may need in the state. So we’re aware of what they are doing and vice-versa”, the Governor added.