By Gloria Ikibah
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has emerged as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Zaria Federal Constituency in the 2027 general elections, following an uncontested nomination.
His return was sealed through endorsements by registered APC members across all 13 electoral wards in the constituency, namely Kwarbai A, Kwarbai B, Limancin-Kona, Unguwar Fatika, Unguwar Juma, Dutsen Abba, Gyallesu, Kufena, Dambo, Wuchichiri, Tudun Wada, Tukur-Tukur and Kaura. 
The exercise was conducted simultaneously across the wards from about 10am on Saturday, drawing large crowds of party members who gathered at designated ward offices to participate.
At Kwarbai B, the Speaker’s home ward, proceedings were orderly. Ward officials indicated that although membership runs into the thousands, a smaller number of accredited members took part in the affirmation process, which was overseen by the designated returning officer in the presence of the Speaker.
Ahead of the vote, it was clarified that only one aspirant had successfully completed the nomination process for the constituency, paving the way for a straightforward endorsement. The same pattern was repeated in the remaining wards.
Collation of results at the constituency level showed that a total of 1,376 accredited members across the 13 wards backed Abbas as the party’s flagbearer.
Following his emergence, the Speaker signalled his intention to intensify his efforts in office, pledging to build on his record and meet the expectations of constituents across Zaria.
He said, “There are 13 wards in Zaria Federal Constituency, and there is only one person who bought a form, screened, and cleared. He is Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen. To fulfill all the requirements, we went to all the wards and conducted affirmation. INEC officials and party officials are here. The exercise was conducted peacefully.
“Thousands of party faithful gathered, but we only counted 1,376. I hereby announce Dr. Abbas Tajudeen as the APC flagbearer for Zaria Federal Constituency. I, Dr. Hamisu Ibrahim, hereby certify that the information contained in this document is correct. Congratulations!” he said.
The chairman of the APC House of Reps primary elections in Kaduna State, Senator Yakubu Oseni, in a goodwill message said, based on the outcome of the primary, Speaker Abbas is loved by his people. He described the Speaker as a leader with listening ears. He expressed optimism that Speaker Abbas would easily win at the general elections.
The breakdown of the results from the 13 wards is as follows: Kwarbai A, 97; Kwarbai B, 220; Unguwar Juma, 98; Limancin-Kona, 97; Kaura, 95; Tudun Wada, 96; Gyallesu, 95; Unguwar Fatika, 92; Tukur-Tukur, 97; Dambo, 98; Wuchichiri, 97; Dutsen Abba, 100, and Kufena, 94. He gave the total as 1,376.
The exercise was monitored/observed by the officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Meanwhile, speaking shortly after being declared the winner unopposed, Speaker Abbas thanked the APC members in Zaria Federal Constituency for affirming him as the party’s candidate.
He said he would ensure that the people of the constituency get the best representation, calling on them to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR; Governor Uba Sani and all the candidates of APC during the 2027 general elections.
