Uba Sani: APC don fail if opposition get 25% of Kaduna votes in 2027
- Kaduna Governor Uba Sani talk say APC go see am as failure if any opposition candidate get 25% of di state votes in 2027.
- E talk on TVC one day after APC launch President Tinubu re-election campaign for Kaduna.
- Sani mention federal projects like road and rail funding as reasons why voters suppose back Tinubu.
Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani don set high bar for di All Progressives Congress (APC) for di 2027 presidential election, saying di party go don fail if any opposition candidate secure up to 25 per cent of di votes for di state.
Sani talk for interview with TVC on Sunday, one day after di APC formally launch President Bola Tinubu re-election campaign for Ranchers Bees Stadium for Kaduna.
E talk say di party dey aim far pass 70 per cent for di state, and say if dem let rival take even quarter of di votes, e go count against di APC because of wetin e call federal projects wey Kaduna never expect to get.
Di governor talk say northern voters suppose back Tinubu on hin record instead of ethnic or regional loyalty, arguing say federal projects for Kaduna show di president commitment to di region.
Projects wey e cite as reasons for support
Sani list several federal interventions wey e talk say suppose earn Tinubu votes for 2027. Dem include di handover of Ahmadu Bello Stadium to Kaduna State Government, wey e talk say dem go rebuild to FIFA standards with 33,000 seats.
E also cite di reconstruction of di 123-kilometre Kaduna–Birnin Gwari Road, wey e talk say dem abandon for over 40 years, with ₦178 billion released for di work.
On rail, di governor talk say di federal government approve $865 million for proposed Kaduna metropolitan light rail, with $300 million already paid to di contractor, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, as mobilisation funds.
E mention di Zaria–Soba–Kambuwa Road and di expansion of federal tertiary institutions for di state, including four federal universities and proposed petroleum studies university for Kaduna.
Sani also urge opposition parties to carry dia campaigns go meet di people instead of concentrating on social media criticism. E talk say e don see di Allied Peoples Movement (APM) dey hold town hall meetings, but not di African Democratic Congress (ADC) or di Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).
E talk say any party wey hope to win must go out and meet voters, and accuse opposition politicians of using artificial intelligence and manipulated images to attack di APC.
ADC reject rally as evidence of support
Di ADC, wey dia presidential candidate na former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, dismiss Saturday rally as disappointing. For statement, Kola Ologbondiyan, director of media and publicity for di ADC Presidential Campaign Council, allege say di APC bus supporters from across di North-west and beyond, dey pay dem between ₦50,000 and ₦100,000 each. E also claim say di stadium no full well.
Di governor prediction contrast with di 2023 presidential results for Kaduna. Tinubu finish second with about 29 per cent of valid votes, while Atiku win di state with about 41 per cent. Peter Obi of di Labour Party come third with about 22 per cent.
With di 2027 election still more than one year away, di debate show how both sides already dey frame di contest. For ordinary Kaduna residents, di arguments centre on wetin federal projects don deliver and whether dem go translate to votes.
