Senator Ahmed Wadada has emerged as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the 2027 election in Nasarawa State.
Wadada, who represents Nasarawa West Senatorial District, defeated former Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, and five other aspirants to clinch the party’s ticket at the governorship primary held on Friday.
Announcing the result in Lafia, the state capital, the Chairman of the APC Governorship Primary Election Committee, Prof. Theodore Maiyaki, said Wadada secured the highest number of valid votes cast by party members across the 147 electoral wards in the 13 local government areas of the state.
Maiyaki said Wadada polled 195,285 votes to defeat his closest rival, former Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Adamu, who scored 39,675 votes.
Other aspirants in the race included Prof. Mohamed Sani-Haruna, who polled 5,844 votes; Dr. Hassan Liman, SAN, who scored 863 votes; Dr. Zakka Yakubu, 336 votes; Dr. Fatima Abdullahi-Adamu, 246 votes; and Tanimu Adabson, 65 votes.
Maiyaki said the committee monitored the accreditation process and ensured transparency in the collation of results.
He added that Wadada, having satisfied the requirements of the APC Constitution and the party’s electoral guidelines, was duly declared winner and returned elected as the APC governorship candidate for the 2027 election in Nasarawa State.
