Sani said the influx of elected members into APC in Kaduna State was not rocket science but based on his administration’s focus on justice, fairness and inclusivity.
Addressing the decampees from opposition parties to APC at the mega rally held in Kaduna at the weekend, Governor Sani said with the latest defections, APC now has 13 legislators from Kaduna State at the House of Representatives, leaving PDP with three.
He added that there are now 26 APC members in the House of Assembly as against eight PDP members.
Sani said, ‘’Today in Kaduna, we don’t have any opposition, I promised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu some months ago that, we were looking at the 80 per cent of the votes. But today, I have shifted my ground; about 95 percent of the total votes in Kaduna State will to go to APC in 2027,’’ he said.
Governor Sani however 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.’’
Speaking at the event, APC national chairman, Prof. 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. we’ve never been this strong before.” Abbas said.
Hon. Husseini Jalo who spoke on behalf of the decampess thanked Governor Uba Sani and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for providing good leadership in the country and the state respectively.
The mega rally was attended by APC national chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas and minister of Environment, Alhaji Balarabe Abbas Lawal, as well as the chairman of North West Development Commission, Alhaji Lawal Samaila Yakawada and several thousands of APC supporters.