Political associates and former allies of ex-Kaduna State Governor Nasiru El-Rufai are reported to have returned to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and declared support for incumbent Governor Senator Uba Sani ahead of the 2027 general elections. Multiple outlets report the move as part of broader political realignments occurring in Kaduna.
Among those named as aligning with Uba Sani’s camp are Bashir Saidu, a former Chief of Staff to El-Rufai, and Abdu Kwari, a former commissioner in Kaduna State and former senator. Other figures mentioned include Nasir Abdullahi Maikano, a former Social Democratic Party (SDP) chairman in Kaduna State and a three-term member of the state House of Assembly, and Moukhtar Isa Hazo, a former Deputy Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly.
Daily Post and Vanguard frame the development as allies returning to APC and backing Uba Sani for the 2027 polls. Nigerian Eye adds that a former commissioner, Jafaru Ibrahim Sani, confirms the group is moving together, and it describes the shift as potentially strengthening Uba Sani’s position within APC and affecting the balance of influence among political camps in the state.