Former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Kaduna State, Isa Ashiru, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Ashiru, a former member of the House of Representatives who represented Makarfi/Kudan Federal Constituency, secured 86,113 votes to clinch the party’s ticket during the ADC primary election in Kaduna State.
Former Commissioner for Education under ex-Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s administration, Jafaru Sani, came second with 29,580 votes.
Other aspirants in the race included former Commissioner for Education under Governor Uba Sani’s administration, Professor Muhammad San-Bello, who polled 13,559 votes; Ahmed Tijjani with 13,550 votes; and Shuaibu Mikati, who secured 10,819 votes.
Ashiru previously contested the Kaduna governorship election under the PDP platform in 2019 and 2023. He lost to former Governor Nasir El-Rufai in 2019 and finished second behind incumbent Governor Uba Sani in the 2023 governorship election after polling 719,000 votes.
Meanwhile, some House of Representatives aspirants under the ADC platform in Kaduna State have rejected the outcome of the party primaries, alleging irregularities and calling for a review of the process.
Speaking at a press conference, the leader of the aggrieved aspirants, Samaila Makarfi, described the exercise as a sham and “totally unacceptable.”
