Balancing The Ticket: Uba Sani Drops Hadiza, Nominates Jerry Adams As Running Mate

Uba Sani, Kaduna State Governor has nominated Mr Jerry Adams, Executive Chairman of the Kaduna State internal revenue service, KADIRS, as his running mate for the 2027 governorship race.

Dr Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe, incumbent deputy governor of Kaduna State has been dropped to pave way for a Muslim/ Christian ticket as opposed to the Muslim/Muslim ticket foisted on the state by former Governor Nazir el-Rufai in 2019 and sustained by Sani in 2023.

Speaking after the nomination, Sani said “This decision is far greater than the selection of a deputy governorship candidate. It is a reaffirmation of the values that have guided our administration since I took the oath of office on 29 May.

“Beyond his impressive professional accomplishments, Jerry Adams is a man of integrity, humility and quiet strength. He has consistently demonstrated an unwavering commitment to peace, reconciliation and inclusive governance, believing, as I do, that Kaduna’s diversity must always unite us rather than divide us. His emergence reflects our continuing determination to build a Kaduna where merit, competence and character remain the true qualifications for leadership.

“As we look towards 2027, I invite every son and daughter of Kaduna State to see this moment not through the narrow prism of religion, ethnicity or geography, but through the broader vision of the Kaduna we are building together; a Kaduna where every child can dream without fear, every community can flourish, every faith is respected and every citizen has an equal stake in our common future.

“The work of building a peaceful, prosperous and inclusive Kaduna is not yet complete, but together we have laid a solid foundation. Together, we shall continue to strengthen that foundation and hand over to future generations a State that is more united, more secure, more just and more prosperous than we inherited.”