APC stakeholders reject Shekarau’s choice as concensus candidate for Kano Central Seat
By Ali Baba-Inuwa
All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders in Kano Central have expressed opposition the selection of former Gov. Ibrahim Shekarau as the consensus candidate of the party for the zone in the 2027 general elections.
Comrade Nazifi Kamilu Yanawaki, the spokesperson for the stakeholders stated this when he addressed journalists in Kano on Tuesday.
Yanawaki said that the stakeholders had submitted a petition to the party over the matter.
“We respectfully express our grave concern surrounding the emergence of former Gov. Ibrahim Shekarau as the alleged consensus candidate for the Kano Central Senatorial ticket of the APC, ahead of the 2027 general elections.
“Many party stakeholders and supporters do not consider the arrangement as a genuine concensus freely negotiated and voluntarily accepted by all aspirants,”Yanawaki said.
According to him, the emergence of Shekarau through the concensus arrangement has caused disaffection and frustration among members of the APC and other stakeholders of the party in the Kano Central zone.
He said such party loyalists had invested their their substantial time, resources and mobilization efforts in anticipation of transparent and direct primaries.
“We respectfully submit that direct primaries remain the most credible and democratic mechanism for resolving competing interests fairly,while strengthening the legitimacy of the eventual candidate and preserving party unity,” he said.
Accordingly, Yanawaki urged the APC national leadership to review the circumstances surrounding “the alleged concensus arrangement in Kano Central and ensure that all aspirants and stakeholders are treated fairly and transparently in accordance with democratic principles.
The stakeholders also urged the leadership to approve the conduct of transparent and direct primaries for the Kano Central ticket.
“We believe this remains the best path towards restoring stakeholder confidence, preserving party unity and strengthening APC’s electoral position in Kano Central, ahead of the 2027 general elections,” he added.
