The immediate past Commissioner for Water Resources in Kano State, Umar Haruna Doguwa, has emerged as the State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Doguwa was elected during the party’s state congress held in Kano in the early hours of Wednesday, where delegates from the 44 local government areas endorsed him and other consensus candidates through a voice vote.
The congress was supervised by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), a move party officials said strengthened the credibility of the exercise.
The chairmanship position had earlier been zoned to the Kano South Senatorial District, Doguwa’s home zone, in line with internal party arrangements. He succeeds Abdullahi Abbas, who served as the party’s state chairman for about a decade.
Prior to his emergence, Doguwa resigned from his position as Commissioner for Water Resources in the cabinet of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, paving the way for his participation in the congress.
Speaking after the exercise, Chairman of the State Congress Committee, Rabiu Bichi, disclosed that 2,420 accredited delegates took part in the voting process.
In his acceptance remarks, Doguwa expressed appreciation to party leaders and delegates for the confidence reposed in him, pledging to unite members and strengthen party structures across the state.
“I am humbled by the trust of our delegates and party leaders. My focus will be to unite every member and strengthen our structures across Kano State,” he said.
Earlier, the outgoing chairman, Abbas, described the congress as a joyous moment for the party and urged members to support the new leadership.
Governor Yusuf, in his goodwill message, congratulated the newly elected executives and charged them to justify the confidence placed in them through discipline, unity, and commitment to the party’s shared vision.
Other officials elected at the congress include Salisu Majje Ahmed Gwangwazo as Deputy Chairman, Prof. Yusuf Mohammed as Secretary, Nura Yaro as Assistant Secretary, Abdul Adamu (SAN) as Legal Adviser, Bashir Yusuf as Assistant Legal Adviser, and Farouq Abdullahi Garo as Financial Secretary.
Also elected were Salisu Yahaya as Youth Leader, Musadiq Wazari as Assistant Youth Leader, Abubakar Salisu as Auditor, and Hajiya Fatima Abdullahi Dala as Women Leader, among others. The new executives were sworn in at the conclusion of the congress.