The Elders Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Jigawa State has endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Umar Namadi as sole candidates for the 2027 presidential and governorship elections, respectively.
The resolution was reached at a meeting of the committee, regarded as the highest decision making body of the party in the state, comprising senior stakeholders across all levels.
Reading the resolution of the meeting, the APC State Chairman, Alhaji Ahmed Garba MK, said the decision followed extensive deliberations.
“We support and endorse His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as our sole presidential candidate in the 2027 election, and His Excellency, Dr. Malam Umar Namadi, as our sole candidate for the governorship in the 2027 election,” he stated.
Ahmed MK further explained that the committee had also resolved to take full responsibility for the nomination processes for both candidates, including the purchase of nomination forms.
“The Elders Committee agreed that they are going to buy nomination forms for both of them—for the president and for Malam Umar Namadi for the state.”
The party chairman further stressed that the party in the state has chosen a path of unity ahead of the elections.
“We unanimously adopted consensus instead of primaries for choosing our candidates for the forthcoming elections,” he said.
To support this approach, the committee approved the establishment of structures to guide the emergence of candidates at all levels.
“The highest decision-making body of the APC in the state agreed to form committees at the state and local government levels to ensure that all candidates aspiring for positions must go through due diligence and that one single candidate will emerge as a consensus candidate for each position—for Senate, for House of Representatives, and for State Assembly.”
The resolutions received unanimous backing from representatives of the three senatorial zones in the state.
Speaking on behalf of the Jigawa Central Zone, Alhaji Farouk Adamu Aliyu reaffirmed the position of party leaders in the state.
He said, the leaders of Jigawa State APC, endorsed the sole candidacy of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as their candidate come 2027, and they shall purchase the form, adding that the same position applies to the governorship seat.
From the Jigawa North-West Zone, Alhaji Isah Muhammad Gerawa said, they endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as their single candidate for the APC presidential 2027 election.
Gerawa noted that, they endorsed governor Namadi as a single candidate in the APC 2027 election.
Also speaking, Senator Muhammad Ibrahim Kirikasamma, representing the Jigawa North-East Zone, described the endorsement as unanimous and wholehearted.
Usman Mohammed Zaria
