Umar Haruna Doguwa elected as Kano APC chairman
Umar Haruna Doguwa, the immediate past Commissioner for Water Resources in Kano State, has been elected as the new chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Kano. He was chosen during the party’s state congress, where delegates from all 44 local government areas endorsed him and other consensus candidates. Doguwa succeeds Abdullahi Abbas, who served as chairman for about 10 years. The congress was supervised by officials from the Independent National Electoral Commission.
What we know
- Umar Haruna Doguwa emerged as Kano APC chairman after resigning from his commissioner role in Governor Abba Yusuf’s cabinet.
- Delegates from all 44 local government areas endorsed him and other consensus candidates through a voice vote.
- The chairmanship was zoned to Kano South Senatorial District, which is Doguwa’s home zone.
- Rabiu Bichi, chairman of the State Congress Committee, stated that 2,420 accredited delegates participated and praised the credibility of the process.
- Other officials, including Salisu Majje Ahmed Gwangwazo (Deputy Chairman) and Hajiya Fatima Abdullahi Dala (Women Leader), were also elected and sworn in at the congress.
