Governor Uba Sani has set his sights on three million votes in Kaduna State ahead of the 2027 elections, raising the bar from an earlier target of two million. The ambition is not without a foundation: Kaduna currently has 4,600,000 registered voters, and according to Sani, 96 percent of them have already collected their voter cards.
The upgraded figure signals growing confidence within Sani's camp, especially as former allies of ex-governor Nasir el-Rufai are reported to be crossing into the APC fold. Political realignments of this kind can shift the arithmetic of any election quickly, and Kaduna has always been a state where momentum matters.
Whether three million votes is a stretch or a promise he can keep, Sani has put the number on the table. Kaduna is watching.
Originally published by Premium Times.