The African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate in Kano State, Alhaji Ibrahim Alamin Little, has picked Abdulkadir Shehu Bari as his running mate for the 2027 governorship election.
Little, who hails from Kano Central, announced Bari, a native of Rogo Local Government Area in Kano North, as his deputy candidate while speaking with journalists in Kano on Sunday.
The ADC candidate also unveiled some of the priorities of his proposed administration, promising to place education, healthcare, youth and women empowerment, and the fight against drug abuse among its major areas of focus.
He said his administration would introduce social intervention programmes targeting vulnerable residents, particularly widows, orphans and children who are out of school.
“Once we are ushered into the Kano Government House after the 2027 elections, we will ensure that we tackle the decay in the health sector and provide meaningful social welfare programmes for vulnerable members of society,” Little said.
He further pledged to reform the state’s governance structure and ensure that access to opportunities is determined by competence and merit rather than a person’s social or economic status.
According to him, his administration would also encourage innovation and entrepreneurship through the creation of economic clusters covering different sectors of the state’s economy.
Little explained that the proposed clusters would help reposition Kano from a largely consumption-based economy to one driven by production, employment generation and wealth creation.
He said the approach would create more economic opportunities for residents while improving their standard of living.
The ADC candidate appealed to Kano residents to support his party in the 2027 election, assuring them that his administration would promote inclusive governance and give citizens a greater role in shaping the state’s development.
