Speaker Abbas Secures APC Nomination for Zaria Representative Seat in 2027

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, was declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Zaria Federal Constituency ahead of the 2027 general elections, having run unopposed on Saturday.

Tajudeen secured the party’s nomination through an affirmation exercise held in all 13 electoral wards of the constituency.

The wards that participated were Kwarbai A, Kwarbai B, Limancin‑Kona, Unguwar Fatika, Unguwar Juma, Dutsen Abba, Gyallesu, Kufena, Dambo, Wuchichiri, Tudun Wada, Tukur‑Tukur, and Kaura.

The exercise began at about 10 a.m. in each ward and attracted a large turnout of APC members who gathered at various party offices across the constituency.

In Kwarbai B Ward, the Speaker’s own ward, the process was conducted peacefully under the supervision of the ward APC Returning Officer, Malam Iliyasu Muhammad Balarabe, with Abbas Tajudeen present.

According to the ward APC secretary, Nafiu Sabo, the ward has more than 10,000 registered members, but only 220 were accredited for the exercise.

Before the affirmation, Balarabe informed members that Tajudeen was the sole aspirant who had purchased nomination forms, undergone screening, and been cleared by the APC national leadership to contest the seat.

Following a voice vote by accredited members, the Speaker was affirmed as the party’s candidate in the ward, a procedure repeated in the remaining 12 wards.

At the constituency collation centre, the APC Returning Officer for the House of Representatives primary in Zaria Federal Constituency, Dr. Hamisu Ibrahim Kubau, announced that 1,376 APC members across the 13 wards had endorsed Tajudeen as the party’s flag‑bearer.

He explained that although thousands of party members participated in the exercise, only accredited delegates were permitted to vote.

Dr. Kubau stated: “There are 13 wards in Zaria Federal Constituency, and only one aspirant purchased a form, was screened, and cleared. He is Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen. After due process, we conducted affirmations across all wards.”

He added that the process was peaceful and monitored by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and party representatives.

Senator Yakubu Oseni, chairman of the APC House of Representatives Primary Elections in Kaduna State, described the outcome as a reflection of the Speaker’s popularity and acceptance among constituents.

He expressed confidence that Tajudeen would win the 2027 general elections.

Ward‑by‑ward results were: Kwarbai A – 97; Kwarbai B – 220; Unguwar Juma – 98; Limancin‑Kona – 97; Kaura – 95; Tudun Wada – 96; Gyallesu – 95; Unguwar Fatika – 92; Tukur‑Tukur – 97; Dambo – 98; Wuchichiri – 97; Dutsen Abba – 100; and Kufena – 94, totaling 1,376 votes.

After his declaration, Speaker Tajudeen thanked APC members for reaffirming their confidence in him.