Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa State has emerged as the sole governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the 2027 general election in Jigawa State.
Presenting the certificate of return after the party’s primary election held Thursday at Dutse Stadium, chairman of the electoral committee, Mr Isa Sadiq Achida, said Namadi was returned unopposed.
Mr Achida said the governor secured the endorsement of delegates from across the state in line with provisions of the Electoral Act and the APC constitution.
“In the presence and consent of 287 political ward delegates and 27 local government delegates, and based on Sections 86 and 87 of the Electoral Act as well as Article 20 of the APC Constitution, I hereby declare His Excellency Malam Umar Namadi as the duly elected APC governorship candidate for Jigawa State in the forthcoming 2027 general election,” he said.
He added that the committee was satisfied that the governor fulfilled all legal requirements for the party’s primary election.
In his acceptance speech after receiving the certificate of return, Governor Namadi thanked members of the APC for endorsing him for a second term.
“I want to use this opportunity to thank members of our great party, APC, for endorsing me to contest for a second term as your gubernatorial candidate in the state,” the governor said.
Namadi pledged to sustain ongoing development projects and continue implementing his administration’s agenda for the state.
“Our project for a greater Jigawa is on course, and we will continue to pursue it to its logical conclusion,” he said.
He also urged party members to work toward the victory of all APC candidates in the 2027 general election, from the presidential race to the state House of Assembly contests.
The governor commended party elders, members of the electoral committee and APC supporters for attending the event.
Ibrahim Shuaibu
