{"id":127101,"date":"2026-05-17T08:11:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T07:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=127101"},"modified":"2026-05-17T08:11:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T07:11:46","slug":"speaker-abbas-secures-apc-return-ticket-for-2027-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/speaker-abbas-secures-apc-return-ticket-for-2027-polls\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker Abbas Secures APC Return Ticket For 2027 Polls"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Tracy Moses<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, has secured the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket to contest for another term in the House of Representatives\u00a0 in the 2027 general elections.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Abbas emerged unopposed during the APC affirmation exercise conducted across the 13 electoral wards of Zaria Federal Constituency in Kaduna State on Saturday.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The exercise, which took place simultaneously in Kwarbai A, Kwarbai B, Limancin-Kona, Unguwar Fatika, Unguwar Juma, Dutsen Abba, Gyallesu, Kufena, Dambo, Wuchichiri, Tudun Wada, Tukur-Tukur and Kaura wards, attracted a large turnout of party members, stakeholders and supporters.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Speaker, who has represented Zaria Federal Constituency since 2011, was the only aspirant cleared by the APC to contest the seat, paving the way for his affirmation as the party\u2019s flagbearer for the 2027 elections.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">At Kwarbai B Ward, Abbas\u2019 polling ward, party officials described the exercise as peaceful and orderly.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The APC Secretary in the ward, Nafiu Sabo, revealed that while the ward has over 10,000 registered party members, 220 accredited delegates participated in the affirmation process.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ward Returning Officer, Malam Iliyasu Muhammad Balarabe, stated that Abbas fulfilled all requirements set by the party, including the purchase of nomination forms and screening.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to him, the Speaker was the sole aspirant cleared by the APC for the Zaria Federal Constituency primary election.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following the collation of results from all 13 wards, the APC Returning Officer for the constituency, Dr. Hamisu Ibrahim Kubau, officially declared Abbas as the party\u2019s candidate after polling 1,376 affirmed votes.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThere are 13 wards in Zaria Federal Constituency, and there is only one person who bought a form, screened and was cleared by the APC. He is Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas,\u201d Kubau said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cTo fulfil all requirements, affirmation was conducted across all wards in the presence of party officials and INEC representatives. The process was peaceful and successful.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI hereby announce Dr. Tajudeen Abbas as the APC flagbearer for Zaria Federal Constituency for the 2027 general elections,\u201d he added.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) monitored the exercise across the constituency.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chairman of the APC House of Representatives Primary Elections Committee in Kaduna State, Yakubu Oseni, described the outcome as a reflection of Abbas\u2019 popularity and grassroots support within the constituency.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He noted that the Speaker had continued to demonstrate inclusive leadership, describing him as \u201ca leader with listening ears.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Oseni also expressed confidence that the APC would retain the Zaria Federal Constituency seat in the 2027 general elections.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The breakdown of votes from the 13 wards showed that Kwarbai B recorded the highest number with 220 votes, while Dutsen Abba recorded 100 votes. Other wards returned between 92 and 98 votes each, bringing the total affirmed votes to 1,376.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking after his declaration, Abbas thanked APC members and supporters for renewing their confidence in him and pledged to continue delivering effective representation to the people of the constituency.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cMy best days as your representative are ahead,\u201d the Speaker said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He also called on party supporters to remain united and mobilise support for President Bola Tinubu, Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani and other APC candidates in the 2027 elections.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The outcome of the exercise was contained in a statement signed by the Speaker\u2019s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Krishi.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Tracy Moses The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. 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