Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Kaduna State, Senator Uba Sani has retained the current Deputy Governor, Dr Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe as his running mate.
Sani made the announcement on Monday via statement.
He said, “After consultations with critical stakeholders of Kaduna State, I am happy to announce that I have picked Her Excellency, Dr. Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe as my running mate in the 2023 governorship election in Kaduna State.
“Dr. Hadiza Balarabe has contributed immensely to the giant strides recorded by the Mallam Nasir El-Rufai’s administration in infrastructure and human capital development.
“Dr. Balarabe has demonstrated hard work, punctuality, dedication and team spirit in the discharge of her responsibility as Deputy Governor which has endeared her to the critical stakeholders in the State.
“I wish to therefore call on the good people of Kaduna State to support the choice of Dr. Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe as my running mate. I also enjoin them coming out en-masse to vote for our ticket during the forthcoming 2023 general election. Your mandate in 2023 will enable us to build a peaceful, prosperous, and greater Kaduna State.
“Together, we are determined to make the State a reference point for good and responsive governance.”
The announcement has sparked another controversy of Muslim-Muslim ticket which was started by the incumbent Governor Nasir el-Rufai in 2019 when he picked Balarabe as his running mate.
