President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has stated that the All Progressives Congress, APC, has already won Kano State, even the 2027 elections still far off.
He stated that with the National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, the Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, and the Special Assistant to the President (Senate Matters), Basheer Lado, all coming from Kano, President Bola Tinubu and the APC should not lose sleep over the prospects of winning Kano in 2027.
Akpabio stated this at the National Assembly when he made a brief visit to Lado’s office on Thursday evening.
He also commended Lado’s commitment to duty in transforming the role of the presidential liaison officer by ensuring that no leakages in communications to the Senate had been recorded since he assumed work in 2023.
He said, “Let me put on record that since Senator Lado’s assumption of office as Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on National Assembly (Senate Matters), we have not had a single leakage of private communication between the presidency and the Senate.
“We have not had a single incidence of leakage. Because in government, that is what we call the right to know.
“The right to know. And then of course, where government business is done, on pages of newspapers and social media through leakages of information, it negatively rubs on national security.
“So, I want to thank you for upholding the tenets of what government should be, what separation of powers is all about.
“Your performance in office generally within the last eight months is unprecedented by transforming the office itself and making the synergy between the executive and legislature more robust and rewarding for the good of all.
“You are no doubt, a man of colour, man of excellence, man of style who stepped into an office and transformed it for better result delivery, as it is clearly with the way you keep track of all the bills passed by us and those assented to by the president.
“Ahead of 2027, with the deputy president of the Senate, national chairman of APC and your strategic self, Kano is already in the kitty of the APC.”
Lado, while speaking earlier, said Tinubu had found Akpabio, not only a dependable ally, but also a statesman who understands the delicate art of governance and the importance of cooperation over confrontation.
He explained, “Mr Senate President, your presence here is not only symbolic of the harmony between the executive and the legislature; it is a testament to the power of unity, strength of shared vision and the boundless possibilities when leadership is anchored on service.
“Your Excellency, permit me to especially commend your steadfast and visible support for our president.
“In you, Mr President has found not only a dependable ally, but a statesman who understands the delicate art of governance and the importance of cooperation over confrontation.
“You have not merely walked alongside the president; you have championed his ‘Renewed Hope Agenda’ with conviction, defending it with clarity, articulating it with passion and advancing it through legislative action.”
