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Uba Sani & Adams Jerry
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Uba Sani
Governor of Kaduna State
This term: 29 May 2023–present
THE PERSON- State
- Kaduna
- Country
- Nigeria
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Uba Sani (born 31 December 1970 in Zaria) is the Governor of Kaduna State, in office since 29 May 2023, and the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate for the election of 6 February 2027 (INEC final list, 10 October 2026), with Jerry Adams, the former Executive Chairman of the Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service, as running mate. He won the APC ticket on 21 May 2026 as the sole aspirant, with 459,393 affirmation…
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Uba Sani (born 31 December 1970 in Zaria) is the Governor of Kaduna State, in office since 29 May 2023, and the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate for the election of 6 February 2027 (INEC final list, 10 October 2026), with Jerry Adams, the former Executive Chairman of the Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service, as running mate. He won the APC ticket on 21 May 2026 as the sole aspirant, with 459,393 affirmation votes. A mechanical engineer by training, he came into politics through the pro-democracy movement against military rule and, by his own account, was Deputy National Chairman of the Campaign for Democracy. He worked as a public-affairs adviser and spokesman to President Olusegun Obasanjo (years not found) and was reported to have served El-Rufai as an aide at the FCT. He sought the PDP ticket for the Kaduna Central Senate seat in the 2011 cycle (reported loss, BLERF only), was appointed Special Adviser on Political and Intergovernmental Affairs by Governor Nasir El-Rufai in 2015, and won the Kaduna Central Senate seat on the APC on 23 February 2019 with 355,242 votes, defeating the incumbent Shehu Sani, whose petition the tribunal dismissed. In the Senate he chaired the Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions. He won the APC governorship primary on 26 May 2022 with 1,149 of 1,196 valid votes, then the general election of 18 March 2023 with 730,002 votes (47.19%) against Isah Ashiru of the PDP (719,196). A pre-election NNPP suit to disqualify him was dismissed up to the Supreme Court (14 February 2023), and the PDP election petition failed at the tribunal (28 September 2023), the Court of Appeal (24 November 2023) and the Supreme Court (19 January 2024). He was sworn in on 29 May 2023. El-Rufai, his political patron, and he are now opponents: El-Rufai has left the APC for the ADC. Sani received the Commander of the Order of the Niger on 12 June 2025 for his role in the pro-democracy struggle, and a Kaduna Polytechnic Fellowship in May 2026. His wife, Hafsat Uba Sani, is First Lady of Kaduna State.
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1970
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDEarly lifeProfile record
Born
Uba Sani was born on 31 Dec 1970.
2005
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDWorking lifeReviewed record
Founder
Uba Sani Foundation
- Industry
- Philanthropy
- Employment
- Founder
Charity that funds education and welfare outreach (it organised his birthday donations to orphanages and hospital patients in 2024 and 2025). In August 2010 he said he had funded education through the Foundation "for the past five years", so about 2005 (inferred); Wikipedia’s 2018 founding date conflicts with this.
2015
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDWorking lifeReviewed record
Special Adviser, Political and Intergovernmental Affairs, to Governor Nasir El-Rufai
Kaduna State Government
- Industry
- Government
Appointed in 2015 by Governor El-Rufai. Still in post on 6 October 2018 (APC Senate primary day); he left to contest the 2019 Senate seat. The end year 2018 is inferred.
2019
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDElection participationReviewed record
2019 Senate election
All Progressives Congress · Kaduna Central · Kaduna
- Result
- Won
- Votes
- 355,242
- Recorded winner
- Uba Sani
Kaduna Central Senate election of 23 February 2019 (results announced Tuesday 26 February 2019). Opponents: Lawal Adamu Usman (PDP) 195,497; incumbent Shehu Sani (PRP, who had left the APC after the primary) 70,613. Shehu Sani petitioned and the tribunal dismissed the petition in August 2019 (see legal records). APC ticket: he was one of four aspirants at the APC senatorial…
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Kaduna Central Senate election of 23 February 2019 (results announced Tuesday 26 February 2019). Opponents: Lawal Adamu Usman (PDP) 195,497; incumbent Shehu Sani (PRP, who had left the APC after the primary) 70,613. Shehu Sani petitioned and the tribunal dismissed the petition in August 2019 (see legal records). APC ticket: he was one of four aspirants at the APC senatorial primary of 6 October 2018 while Special Adviser to Governor El-Rufai; the primary result was not found.
ElectedReviewed record
Senator
Kaduna Central · Kaduna
- Status
- Ended
- Party on this record
- APC
Reason recorded for departure: Resigned.
Committee & oversightReviewed record
Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions
Chair · Senate
2022
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDParty primaryReviewed record
2023 Governorship primary
All Progressives Congress · Kaduna
- Primary result
- Won
- What this establishes
- A party-stage result, not election to public office
- Votes
- 1,149
- Vote share
- 96.07%
- Recorded winner
- Uba Sani
APC governorship primary for the 2023 election: voting began Thursday 26 May 2022 at the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Hall, Murtala Square, Kaduna, and ended about 2:30 am on Friday 27 May 2022. He polled 1,149 of 1,196 valid votes (1,245 delegates accredited); Bashir Abubakar 37, Sani Sha’aban 10, 39 invalid. Governor El-Rufai’s preferred candidate. vote_percentage 96.07 is computed…
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APC governorship primary for the 2023 election: voting began Thursday 26 May 2022 at the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Hall, Murtala Square, Kaduna, and ended about 2:30 am on Friday 27 May 2022. He polled 1,149 of 1,196 valid votes (1,245 delegates accredited); Bashir Abubakar 37, Sani Sha’aban 10, 39 invalid. Governor El-Rufai’s preferred candidate. vote_percentage 96.07 is computed from valid votes. Challenges: Sani Sha’aban’s suit against the primary was declined for want of jurisdiction by the Federal High Court (about mid-November 2022, Daily Trust), and an NNPP suit to disqualify him was dismissed up to the Supreme Court on 14 February 2023 (see legal records). Date conflict: Daily Trust and Daily Post call it the 24 May / 27 May primary; Punch dates it Thursday 26 May.
2023
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDElection participationReviewed record
2023 Governorship election
All Progressives Congress · Kaduna
- Result
- Won
- Votes
- 730,002
- Vote share
- 47.19%
- Recorded winner
- Uba Sani
Kaduna governorship election of 18 March 2023 (declared by INEC on the night of Monday 20 March 2023). Runner-up Isah Mohammed Ashiru (PDP) 719,196 (margin 10,806); Jonathan Asake (LP) 58,283; Suleiman Hunkuyi (NNPP) 21,405. Valid votes 1,546,747, so vote_percentage 47.19 is computed. Sani won 10 of the 23 LGAs, Ashiru 13. The PDP petition failed at the tribunal (28 Sep 2023),…
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Kaduna governorship election of 18 March 2023 (declared by INEC on the night of Monday 20 March 2023). Runner-up Isah Mohammed Ashiru (PDP) 719,196 (margin 10,806); Jonathan Asake (LP) 58,283; Suleiman Hunkuyi (NNPP) 21,405. Valid votes 1,546,747, so vote_percentage 47.19 is computed. Sani won 10 of the 23 LGAs, Ashiru 13. The PDP petition failed at the tribunal (28 Sep 2023), Court of Appeal (24 Nov 2023) and Supreme Court (19 Jan 2024): see legal records.
ElectedProfile record
Governor
Kaduna
- Status
- Current term
- Party on this record
- APC
- Term
- Kaduna Governorship Cycle 2023-2027
2025
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDHonours & recognitionReviewed record
Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON)
Conferred on Democracy Day, 12 June 2025, for his part in the pro-democracy struggle against military rule (together with Shehu Sani).
- Awarded by
- Federal Republic of Nigeria (President Bola Tinubu)
- Category
- National honour
An award records recognition; it is not an independent measure of performance.
Honours & recognitionReviewed record
Governor of the Year 2025 (LEADERSHIP Newspaper)
Newspaper award published 22 October 2025; the supporting article is the newspaper’s own award profile.
- Awarded by
- LEADERSHIP Newspaper
- Category
- Media / public service
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2026
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDHonours & recognitionReviewed record
Fellowship Award, Kaduna Polytechnic
Conferred at the polytechnic’s 70th anniversary and combined convocation on Saturday 16 May 2026.
- Awarded by
- Kaduna Polytechnic
- Category
- Institutional fellowship
An award records recognition; it is not an independent measure of performance.
Party primaryReviewed record
2027 Governorship primary
All Progressives Congress · Kaduna
- Primary result
- Won
- What this establishes
- A party-stage result, not election to public office
- Recorded winner
- Uba Sani
INEC final list of candidates (Governorship, Kaduna State), published 2026-10-10 — SN 4; INEC name: SANI UBA; age 55; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): CERTIFICATE OF PRIMARY EDUCATION WAEC ND, HND, PGDBA & MSc; running mate: Adams Jerry · APC primary: Thursday 21 May 2026, sole aspirant (affirmation vote), 459,393 votes; announced by the state primary committee…
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INEC final list of candidates (Governorship, Kaduna State), published 2026-10-10 — SN 4; INEC name: SANI UBA; age 55; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): CERTIFICATE OF PRIMARY EDUCATION WAEC ND, HND, PGDBA & MSc; running mate: Adams Jerry · APC primary: Thursday 21 May 2026, sole aspirant (affirmation vote), 459,393 votes; announced by the state primary committee chairman Hafiz Kawu, adoption moved by Assembly Speaker Yusuf Liman. Running mate Jerry Adams (Executive Chairman, KADIRS) named by the governor on 28 July 2026, replacing Deputy Governor Hadiza Balarabe on the ticket. Elected on the APC in 2019 (Senate) and 2023 (governor).
Dates not recorded
KEPT OUTSIDE THE DATED CHRONOLOGYParty membershipReviewed record
All Progressives Congress (APC)
Elected Kaduna Central senator on the APC (2019) and Kaduna governor on the APC (2023); APC candidate again for 2027 (INEC final list, 10 October 2026). Date joined not found: he was a PDP aspirant in 2010-11 and an APC senatorial aspirant by October 2018.
An end date is not recorded for this membership.
Working lifeReviewed record
Deputy National Chairman (self-reported)
Campaign for Democracy (CD)
- Industry
- Civil society
Pro-democracy campaigner against military rule in the 1990s. In his 2010 interview he said he was Deputy National Chairman of the Campaign for Democracy under Dr Beko Ransome-Kuti and, with the late Gani Fawehinmi, part of the Joint Action Committee of Nigeria (JACON). Years not found; the title is his own account.
Education & qualificationsReviewed record
Kaduna Polytechnic
Higher National Diploma, Mechanical Engineering · Mechanical Engineering
- Location
- Kaduna
- Institution
- Polytechnic
Graduation stated in the linked record. This does not by itself authenticate an original certificate.
Working lifeReviewed record
Special Adviser on Public Affairs to President Olusegun Obasanjo (spokesman)
Presidency, Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Industry
- Government
Presidential spokesman/public-affairs aide under President Obasanjo (1999-2007 presidency; his years in post were not found). In a 2010 interview he said he worked "as a spokesman for the government" and defended the presidency, including the 2006 declaration that then Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s seat was vacant.
Education & qualificationsReviewed record
University of Abuja
Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration · Business Administration
- Location
- Abuja
- Institution
- University
Graduation stated in the linked record. This does not by itself authenticate an original certificate.
Education & qualificationsReviewed record
University of Calabar
MSc Finance · Finance
- Location
- Calabar, Cross River
- Institution
- Masters
Graduation stated in the linked record. This does not by itself authenticate an original certificate.
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The Kaduna State purse
As Governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani presides over Kaduna State's public finances.
Kaduna State's approved budget for 2026 is ₦985,915,136,575 (about ₦985.9B).
Kaduna State budget 2026Kaduna State received ₦109,538,028,314 (about ₦109.5B) in FAAC federal allocations between January and July 2026.
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