2027: Uba Sani targets 3 million votes in Kaduna as top El-Rufai allies defect to APC

Alhaji Muhammad Bashir Sai'du, a former ally of Malam Nasir El-Rufai and a prominent figure in the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has declared the party dead in Kaduna State. Sai'du, who left the ADC along with over 200,000 members, made the announcement during an event in Zaria to welcome ADC defectors. Alongside Sai'du were ADC gubernatorial aspirant Alhaji Jafaru Sani, Senator Suleiman Abdu Kwari, and other former ADC members.

Sai'du stated that the Kaduna De-Initiatives, the backbone of the ADC, were instrumental in building the party from the grassroots level. However, he accused a few individuals who joined the ADC of hijacking the party. Sai'du and his supporters argued that there was no merit in comparing ADC candidates to those of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the two parties differed significantly.

Following the defection, Sai'du claimed that the number of ADC members who joined APC had reached over 100,000. He predicted that ADC would come in third place in the upcoming election, and Governor Uba Sani welcomed the defection, describing Sai'du as a principled and trustworthy politician.