Uba Sani
{{Short description|Nigerian politician (born 1970)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Use Nigerian English|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Uba Sani
|image = Mal Uba Sani.jpg
|caption =
|office1 = Governor of Kaduna State
|term_start1 = 29 May 2023
|term_end1 =
|deputy1 = Hadiza Balarabe
|predecessor1 = Nasir El-Rufai
|successor1 =
|office2 = Senator for Kaduna Central
|term_start2 = 11 June 2019
|term_end2 = 29 May 2023
|predecessor2 = Shehu Sani
|successor2 = Lawal Adamu Usman
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|12|31|df=y}}
|birth_place = Zaria, North-Central State (now Kaduna State), Nigeria
|nationality = Nigerian
|party = All Progressives Congress
|spouse = Hafsat Uba Sani
|occupation = {{hlist|Politician|engineer}}
|alma_mater = {{plainlist|
}}
|profession =
|blank1 = Awards
|website = {{URL|https://ubasani.org}}
}}
Uba Sani (born 31 December 1970) is a Nigerian engineer and politician who has served as governor of Kaduna State since 2023.{{cite news|last=Lere|first=Mohammed|title=Kaduna governor makes 27 new appointments, retains top El-Rufai's allies|work=Premium Times|date=31 May 2023|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/601755-kaduna-governor-makes-27-new-appointments-retains-top-el-rufais-allies.html|access-date=10 June 2023}} He previously served as the senator representing Kaduna Central senatorial district from 2019 to 2023.{{cite news|date=26 February 2019|title=Uba Sani wins Kaduna Central senate seat|url=https://dailyfocus.ng/uba-sani-wins-kaduna-central-senate-seat/|access-date=28 February 2020|work=DailyFocus|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228165407/https://dailyfocus.ng/uba-sani-wins-kaduna-central-senate-seat/|archive-date=28 February 2020|url-status=dead}}
Career
Sani went into politics after the return of Democracy in Nigeria in 1999, and supported the People's Democratic Party presidential candidate, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. After winning the presidential election, Sani was appointed special adviser on public affairs to the president. He also worked at the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on some advisory roles to the then FCT Minister, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai and the Kaduna State Ministry of Housing and Works. In 2011, Sani contested in the People's Democratic Party primaries for the Kaduna Central Senatorial seat but he lost the primaries, and in 2015, he was appointed by the Kaduna State governor Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai as the special adviser, political and intergovernmental affairs. However, in 2019, Sani showed interest and contested the second time for the Kaduna Central senatorial seat under the ruling political party, All Progressives Congress (APC), and was elected senator during the February 2019 Nigeria general elections.{{cite news|date=26 February 2019|title=I will be senator for all.... - Uba Sani|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/02/i-will-be-senator-for-all-uba-sani/|last=Kaduna|first=Ben Agande|access-date=1 September 2024|work=Vanguard}}{{cite news|date=26 February 2019|title=Kaduna Central: Shehu Sani out as INEC declares APC's Uba Sani winner|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/316271-breaking-kaduna-central-shehu-sani-out-as-inec-declares-apcs-uba-sani-winner.html|last=Busari|first=Kemi|access-date=1 September 2024|work=Premium Times}} In 2022, Sani picked APC nomination forms for 2023 governorship election in Kaduna State.{{cite news|date=29 April 2022|title=Kaduna 2023: Senator Uba Sani picks APC nomination forms|url=https://punchng.com/kaduna-2023-senator-uba-sani-picks-apc-nomination-forms/|last=Isenyo|first=Godwin|access-date=1 September 2024|work=The Punch}}
Sani founded the Uba Sani Foundation in 2018. The foundation's mission is to promote increased access to good healthcare services, education and improved livelihood for the underprivileged in Nigeria.{{cite news|date=10 February 2020|title=Senator Uba Sani targeted 1000 entreprenuers to benefit from FG SMEs support|url=https://guardian.ng/news/senator-uba-sani-targeted-1000-entreprenuers-to-benefit-from-fg-smes-support/|access-date=9 July 2023|work=The Guardian}}
2023 election primaries
Sani emerged as the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Kaduna State for the 2023 elections.{{cite news|date=27 May 2022|title=Uba Sani wins Kaduna APC guber primaries, Sha'aban kicks|last=Nafarko|first=Danladi|url=https://www.dateline.ng/uba-sani-wins-kaduna-apc-guber-primaries-shaaban-kicks/|access-date=1 September 2024|work=Dateline Nigeria}} He defeated Sani Sha'aban and Bashir Abubakar to win the primaries.{{cite news |last=Ebije |first=Noah |date=27 May 2022 |title=Kaduna APC primaries: Senator Uba Sani wins 2023 governorship ticket |url=https://sunnewsonline.com/kaduna-apc-primaries-senator-uba-sani-wins-2023-governorship-ticket/ |access-date=1 September 2024 |work=The Sun}}{{cite news |last=Maishanu |first=Abubakar Ahmadu |title=2023: Uba Sani elected Kaduna APC governorship candidate |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/532796-2023-uba-sani-elected-kaduna-apc-governorship-candidate.html |access-date=1 September 2024 |work=Premium Times}} Sani was believed to be El-Rufai's anointed candidate.{{cite news|date=8 May 2022|title=Kaduna 2023: El-Rufai anoints Uba Sani|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/05/kaduna-2023-el-rufai-anoints-uba-sani/|last=Hassan-Wuyo|first=Ibrahim|access-date=1 September 2024|work=Vanguard}}
Kaduna gubernatorial elections
Sani won the 2023 Kaduna State gubernatorial election with a total of 730,002 votes to defeat his closest rival, Isa Ashiru of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who polled 719,196 votes.{{cite news|last=Isenyo|first=Godwin|date=20 March 2023|title=BREAKING: APC's Uba Sani wins Kaduna gov election|url=https://punchng.com/breaking-apcs-uba-sani-wins-kaduna-gov-election/|access-date=16 September 2023|work=The Punch}}{{cite news|last=Erezi|first=Dennis|date=21 March 2023|title=INEC declares APC's Uba Sani winner of Kaduna guber election|url=https://guardian.ng/news/inec-declares-apcs-uba-sani-winner-of-kaduna-guber-election/|access-date=16 September 2023|work=The Guardian}}{{cite news|last1=Benjamin|first1=Isaiah|last2=Ekwenugo|first2=Nonye|date=20 March 2023|title=JUST-IN: APC's Uba Sani Wins Kaduna Gov'ship Election|url=https://leadership.ng/just-in-apcs-uba-sani-wins-kaduna-govship-election/|access-date=16 September 2023}}
References
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External links
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- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20190331144838/https://www.ubasani.org/ Uba Sani organization]}}
{{KadunaStateGovernors}}
{{Nigerian Senators of the 9th National Assembly}}
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Category:Governors of Kaduna State
Category:Politicians from Kaduna State