Prior to the state’s March 11 governorship election, nine contenders for governor in Kaduna State have backed Isa Ashiru of the Peoples Democratic Party as the consensus choice.
They asserted on behalf of the “Kaduna State Rescue and Rebuild Gubernatorial Candidates Forum,” that the Muslim-Muslim APC ticket was merely a ruse to divvy up the state along religious lines.
They asked the state’s residents to support the PDP candidate during the Saturday election rather than the All Progressives Congress, which has caused them suffering for the last eight years.
The Young Progressives Party, AA, APM, APP, APGA, and NRM are among the nine parties, along with the Accord Party’s leadership, ADP, and ZLP.
The PDP candidate remains the best person for the position, according to the Chairman of the Forum, Ambassador Sani Yaya, who is also the YPP’s governorship candidate, who was speaking during a news conference in Kaduna on Monday.
Yaya pointed out that the PDP candidate was working to bring a “fractured” state together, as opposed to the APC, which was using the Muslim-Muslim ticket to deceive the electorate.
He said, “Today, we wish to announce our support and loyalty to Rt. Hon.Isah Muhammad Ashiru Kudan, the Gubernatorial candidate of the PDP.
“We took this decision after extensive consultation with our party members as well as the good people of Kaduna State.
“This decision is borne out of our genuine desire to have one and indivisible state irrespective of tribal or religious differences, and we are confident that Isah Ashiru Kudan is the only candidate that will unify the state.
“This can be seen from the manner of his campaign which is aimed at building Kaduna State, and as well from the selection of his running mate which has given fair representation to both Christians and Muslims who are the two major stakeholders in the state.
“Some desperate politicians have turned the political space into a hub of religious sentiments but Isah Ashiru chose to stand on issue-based campaigns only.
“I want to use this opportunity to remind the good people of Kaduna State of the hardship and pain inflicted on them by this APC administration, from an unjustified high rate of taxes to authoritarian leadership and the ego. From the increase of school fees to tertiary institutions to the unlawful disengagement of teachers, local government staff and the removal of traditional rulers.
“It is on this ground that we call on our people to stay away from the APC candidate who is only a puppet to his paymaster who will continue with their anti-masses policy in the state.
“On this note, myself, Ambassador Sani Yaya, the gubernatorial candidate of the Young Progressives Party and candidates of AA, APM, APP, APGA, NRM as well as the leadership of the Accord Party, ADP and ZLP, have February 6, 2023, wish to endorse His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Isah Ashiru Kudan (Sarkin Bai Zazzau and His Excellency, Dr John Ayuba as our consensus candidates.
“Therefore, we urge the good people of Kaduna State to come out en-masse on March 11, 2023, to vote for Ashiru/Ayuba for a better Kaduna State.”