The Kano State metropolis stood still  as Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin distributed 61 cars and 1,137 motorcycles to the state’s All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders.

The event, held at the Meena Event Centre on Lugard Road, a stone’s throw from the Kano State Government House, was attended by key stakeholders of the APC, including the party’s National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.

The cars and motorcycles were distributed to party chairmen in the 44 local government areas and 484 wards of Kano State as part of efforts to empower them.

Addressing the mammoth crowd, the Kano State chairman of the APC, Prince Abdullahi Abbas, said the Deputy President of the Senate has been funding the party’s activities since the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) took over the state in 2023.

He described Barau as the Senator for all in Kano State: “ Barau is the Senator for all in Kano State. Yes, he represents Kano North, but he is for the people of Kano Central, Kano South and everybody

He said that in 2027, aspirants would be judged based on their contributions to the party’s sustenance and development since 2023.

For his part, the Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream), Rep Alhassan Ado Doguwa, said that with the unity permeating the APC in Kano, the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP)  would be defeated before 1 p.m. on election day in 2027.

“With the unity in our party now, by God’s grace, we will r eclaim our mandate in  Kano before 1pm on election day in 2027. The NNPP will be defeated,” he said.

National Chairman of the APC, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, commended the Deputy President of the Senate for the empowerment and urged others to follow suit.