Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has announced the Executive Secretary of Kaduna State Primary Health Care Agency, Dr Hadiza Abubakar-Balarabe as his running mate for the 2019 elections.
The current state deputy governor, Architect Barnabas Yusuf Bala, announced recently that he will not be running alongside El-Rufai’s running mate for the elections. The deputy governor hopes to represent the Kaduna Southern Senatorial District in the national assembly. He emerged the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the senatorial seat in Kaduna.