Akpabio: Kano already secured for APC ahead of 2027 election

Senate President Godswill Akpabio says Kano State is already secured for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 general election.

Akpabio said this during a visit to the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Senate matters, Basheer Lado, in his office in Abuja on Thursday, March 27, 2025.

Akpabio, who commended Lado for ensuring that there are no leakages of private communication between the Presidency and the Senate, said with the presidential aide, Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin, and APC National Chairman Abdullahi Ganduje, “Kano is firmly secured” for the ruling party ahead of the 2027 election.

The Senate President described Lado’s performance as unprecedented in the area of making communication between the Senate and Tinubu easier than in the past.

Akpabio said: “Let me put on record that since Lado’s assumption of office, we have not had a single leakage of private communication between the presidency and the Senate.

“We have not had a single incidence of leakage. Because in government, that’s what we call the right to know.

“And then of course, where government business is done on pages of newspapers and on social media through leakages of information, it negatively rubs on national security.

“So I want to thank you for upholding the tenets of what the government should be, and what separation of powers is all about.

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“Your performance in office generally within the last eight months is unprecedented,  by transforming the office itself and making the synergy between the executive and legislature more robust and rewarding for the good of all.

“You are no doubt, a man of colour,  excellence, and style, who stepped into an office and transformed it for better result delivery as it is clearly with the way you keep track of all the bills passed by us and those assented to by the president.

“Ahead of  the 2027 general elections with the Deputy President of the Senate, the National Chairman of APC, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, and your strategic self, Kano is already in the kitty of APC.”

On his part, Lado said: “In Akpabio, President Tinubu has found not only a dependable ally but a statesman who understands  the delicate art of governance and  importance of cooperation over confrontation.

“Your presence here is not only symbolic of the harmony between the executive and the legislature; it is a testament to the power of unity, the strength of shared vision and the boundless possibilities when leadership is anchored on service.

“Permit me to especially commend your steadfast and visible support for President Tinubu.

“You have not merely walked alongside the president, you have championed his Renewed Hope Agenda with conviction, defending it with clarity, articulating it with passion and advancing it through legislative action.”

The Star