Kaduna Governor Declares State One-Party Stronghold

Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani declared on Thursday that his state has become a one-party stronghold under the All Progressives Congress, with no opposition remaining, during a speech in Kaduna while hosting a presidential delegation led by Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on information and strategy.

The delegation visited to inspect federal infrastructure projects in the northwest. Addressing commissioners and the visitors, Sani stated, "Kaduna State, as we are speaking, we have no opposition. That's the fact of the matter. We have brought Kaduna into a one-party state and I have no apology for that." He attributed the development to effective governance and dismissed criticism from some journalists, saying they enter interviews with preconceived opinions and lack historical perspective.

Sani expressed strong support for Tinubu's reelection in 2027, predicting the president would secure about 70 percent of votes at traditional polling units using paper ballots. He warned that Tinubu would lose if voting occurred on social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook or Instagram. "All the people talking that the president won't win elections, if elections...