The Governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani, on Saturday boasted that the 95 per cent votes in the forthcoming 2027 presidential election in the state will go to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

The Governor’s remark comes after the APC attracted more members to its fold following the defection of four Kaduna State House of Assembly lawmakers and five House of Representatives members, along with thousands of their supporters, at a mega rally.

With the latest defections, the APC now has 13 legislators from Kaduna State in the House of Representatives, leaving the PDP with three. There are also now 26 APC members in the House of Assembly, as against eight PDP members.

The mega rally, which was held at Murtala Square in Kaduna, was attended by the APC National Chairman, Nentawe Yilwatda,  Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas and  Minister of Environment,  Balarabe Lawal, as well as the Chairman of North West Development Commission, Lawal Yakawada and several thousands of APC supporters.

Speaking at the event, Governor Sani assured the decampees that APC is  one family which does not  discriminate against its members, adding that  ‘’those that have joined our party today and those that have been with us since the creation of this party will have the same privilege.’

‘’What is more important is your ability to reach out to the grassroots, to carry everyone along, particularly the people of the constituency who elected you, who gave you the opportunity to represent them,’’ he added.

The governor recalled that APC had only four members of the House of Representatives in 2023, but the party now has 14 members in the lower legislative chamber.

‘’Today in Kaduna,  we don’t have any opposition. I promised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu some months ago that we were looking at 80 per cent of the votes. But today,  I have shifted my ground; about 95 per cent of the total votes in Kaduna State will go to APC in 2027,’’ he said.

According to him, the influx of elected members into the APC in Kaduna State is not rocket science but is based on his administration’s focus on justice, fairness, and inclusivity.

‘’Our state is the most diverse in Nigeria. When we came in, we made sure that we used our diversity as our strength. That is why today, we have not experienced one single ethno-religious crisis in Kaduna State. It’s unprecedented.

‘’We are working as one family. We believe politics is about unity. It’s about working for the interests of the people. Poverty has no respect for religion. Poverty has no respect for ethnicity. Poverty has no respect for political affiliation. We have to work as one family. Our interest is our state,’’ he added.

The governor pointed out that Kaduna State has 23 local governments, and he has spread development across the three geopolitical zones.

Speaking at the ceremony,  Nentawe described APC  as “the promised land” for Nigerian politicians, adding that the duo of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Uba Sani deserve a second term owing to their achievements.

House of Representatives Speaker Tajudeen Abbas noted that the APC has achieved political dominance in Kaduna State, a feat that no party had ever attained in the state.

“Today, whether in Zone 1, Zone 2, or Zone 3, APC is the party to beat,” he declared to the mammoth crowd,  adding that “we’ve never been this strong before.”