AMINA ANEBi, Kaduna
Senator representing Kaduna Central, Uba Sani, has emerged as the Kaduna State gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress.
He scored a total vote of 1,149 votes to two other aspirants in the contest.
A total of 1235 delegates were accredited for the exercise, 1196 voted while 39 votes were declared invalid.
The returning officer for the election, Anachuna Izu, while announcing the result said Senator Sani polled a total of 1,149 votes to clinch the governorship ticket, while the runner up, Bashir Abubakar, scored 37 votes. Sani Shaaban secured 10 votes to finish third.
In his acceptance speech, Senator Sani described his emergence as victory for all APC members and the entire people of Kaduna State.
He promised to build on the legacies of Governor Nasir El-Rufai if he finally gets elected as the governor of the state in 2023.
Also, in his speech, he reached out to other aspirants, appealing to them to work with him in his effort to take Kaduna State to greater heights.