#NigeriaDecides2023: Jibrin, Gaya, Doguwa, others return to Kano 'battlefield'

Apart from voting in the presidential election, voters will also be voting for their representatives in the National Assembly.

The candidates of the All Progressives Congress , and their main challengers – the New Nigeria People Party and the People Democratic Party – have fielded some of the popular politicians in the state, some of whom are seeking re-election while other are contesting for the first time.Below are some of the popular candidates who want represent the people of Kano.Barau Jibrin From Kabo Local Government in the Kano North Senatorial district is the incumbent senator of the zone.

The contest in Kano South is generating heightened interest due to Mr Gaya’s main challenger, Kawu Sumaila, a former aide to President Muhammadu Buhari, who lost the APC senate ticket of the zone and returned to the NNPP. He was also a member of the House of Representatives from 2003 to 2015.Abdulsalam Abdulkarim, popularly known as AA Zaura, hails from Zaura village in the Ungogo Local Government Area of Kano and is the senatorial candidate of APC in Kano Central district.

He was later elected to the House of Representatives in 2007 and has been re-elected in every election by the constituency since then. He will be challenged by the candidate of the NNPP, Salisu Abdullahi, and Jamilu Dayyabu of the PDP.

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