Kaduna governorship: Adara people debunk endorsing Uba Sani

The Adara Development Association (ADA), an umbrella body of the Adara ethnic tribe in Kaduna State has refuted claims that the body has endorsed the All Progressives Congress, APC’s governorship candidate, Senator Uba Sani in Saturday’s elections.

The association said no such endorsement took place as reported by the said online platform on March 8, 2023.

In a statement which was signed by the ADA (National), Secretary General, Luke Waziri; ADA (Kaduna Chapter), Secretary, Everest Gideon and ADA (Kaduna State Wing), Secretary, Rev Dogara Jonathan Nathan, and made available to journalists on Monday, said the body was only committed to the welfare of its people.

The statement said Adara people who lives in Southern Kaduna are the largest ethnic tribe in Kaduna apart from Hausa and Fulani.

A member, Dr Sani Mazawaje, is the running mate to Senator Suleiman Othman Hunkuyi, Kaduna State governorship candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party, (NNPP).

The statement said “In reference to the purported release credited to the Chairman Kaduna Chapter of the Adara Development Association (ADA) and the Kaduna State Wing of Adara Development Association (ADA), the joint meeting of the Leadership, convened and supervised by the National Adara Development Association (ADA), the joint meeting issued the following resolutions arising from the meeting.

“The Adara People under the able Leadership of the Kaduna ADA Chapter, Kaduna State wing and the National Leadership further reinstate, affirm, confirm and resolved to pursue with vigour, commitment, honesty, and brotherhood of the Adara People for their collective national interest.

“To put forward before the public domain that no such endorsement was made by part or whole of the ADA Leadership of any Gubernatorial Candidate as purported by an online publication of the 8th of March, 2023, is hereby refuted in its entirety.”