Abdullahi Tukur Birnin Kebbi
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Kebbi State Chapter has re-elected Alhaji Abubakar Kana Zuru as its State Chairman for a second term tenure.Kana Zuru returned unopposed at the party’s state congress which took place at FIFA stadium in Birnin Kebbi, the state capital.
At a congress which was described as the most peaceful and orderly in the party’s history in the state, delegates at the congress were drawn from all 21 Local Government Areas of the state.
Other officials elected at the congress include; Alhaji Ado Mudi Augie as Vice Chairman, Alhaji Saidu Muhammad Kimba as Secretary, Alhaji Sahabi Lolo as Assistant Secretary, and Alhaji Abubakar Bunza as the Treasurer.Similarly, Hajiya A’isha Gunabi as State Women Leader, Hajiya Jamila Baba as Assistant Women Leader, Alhaji Isah Assalafi Public Relations Officer (PRO), and Alhaji Lukman Yauri as the Assistant PRO, among others.
Speaking at the event, Alhaji Attahiru Maccido, Chairman of the Local Organizing Committee (LOC), and Chief of Staff Govt. House, described the congress as the most peaceful and unprecedented in the history of the party in the state android was largely conducted through consensus.
In his remarks, Governor Nasir Idris, said former governors of the state, from 1999 to 2023, had played vital roles in fostering unity in Kebbi, adding that his administration was building on that foundation for greater progress.
In his acceptance speech, Kana-Zuru expressed appreciation to the governor and party stakeholders for the confidence reposed in him and assured to be open and transparent in the discharge of his primary responsibilities.
