Sokoto ADC Faction Names Zaki Tambuwal as 2027 Candidate

A faction of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Sokoto State, led by Alhaji Faruku Umar, named Hon. Zaki Muhammad Tambuwal as its governorship candidate for the 2027 election. At a press conference in Sokoto, Umar linked the decision to a recent Federal High Court judgment in Abuja that nullified the emergence of former ADC National Chairman Senator David Mark, and reaffirmed the faction’s support for Nafiu Bala. The declaration challenges the earlier presentation of Hon. Manir Muhammad Dan’iya as the party’s candidate and adds to the ADC’s ongoing leadership and candidate-selection dispute.