Deputy Governor For Life! Kaduna APC Governorship Candidate, Uba Sani Picks El-Rufai’s Deputy As Running Mate

The governorship candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna State, Senator Uba Sani, has announced the incumbent deputy governor in the State, Dr. Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe, as his running mate for the 2023 governorship election.Sani, who currently represents Kaduna Central in the Senate, took to his verified Twitter handle on Monday night to make the announcement.

He wrote: “After consultations with critical stakeholders of Kaduna State, I am happy to announce that I have picked Her Excellency, @DrHadiza Sabuwa Balarabe as my running mate in the 2023 governorship election in Kaduna State.

Both Sani and Balarabe are Muslims.

Sani seems to have continued with the Muslim/Muslim ticket El-Rufai started in 2019 in Kaduna.