Kano already secured for APC ahead of 2027 elections, says Akpabio

Senate President Godswill Akpabio says Kano state is already secured for the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 elections.

Akpabio spoke on Thursday when he paid a courtesy visit to Basheer Lado, the special adviser to the president on senate matters.

He said with Lado, Barau Jibrin, deputy senate president, and Abdullahi Ganduje, national chairman of the APC, “Kano is firmly secured for the ruling party” ahead of the 2027 polls.

He said in the past eight months since Basheer Lado assumed office, there have been no leaks of presidential communications to the upper chamber.

The senate president described Lado’s performance as unprecedented, noting that he has significantly improved communication between the senate and Tinubu.

“Let me put on record that since Senator Lado’s assumption of office as special adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on national assembly (senate matters), we have not had a single leakage of private communication between the presidency and the senate,” Akpabio said.

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

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

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

“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, a man of excellence, a man of style who stepped into an office and transformed it for better result delivery.

“Ahead of 2027, 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.”

Lado, in his welcome speech, said that in Akpabio, Tinubu has found not only a dependable ally but a statesman who understands the delicate art of governance and the importance of cooperation over confrontation.

“Mr. Senate President, 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,” he said.

“Your Excellency, permit me to especially commend your steadfast and visible support for our president, His Excellency Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR.

“In you, Mr. President has found not only a dependable ally but a statesman who understands the delicate art of governance and the importance of cooperation over confrontation.

“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.”