Sani Uba

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Born31 December 1970 (age 55)

GenderMale

EducationKaduna Polytechnic

BirthplaceZaria

OccupationPolitician

QualificationCERTIFICATE OF PRIMARY EDUCATION WAEC HND / PGD BA / M.Sc

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Sani Uba is a Nigerian politician. They have contested 2 elections (2 wins) across 1 party, receiving 730K total votes. Most recent: 2023 Gubernatorial Elections as All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate. All Progressives Congress (APC) nominee for the 2027 Governorship Elections.

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Political Career

2027

APCNominee

2027 Governorship Elections (Kaduna) →GovernorView candidacy →

2023

APC✓ WON

2023 Gubernatorial Elections (Kaduna) →730,002 votes · 47.2% of totalView candidacy →

2019

APC✓ WON

2019 Senate Elections (Kaduna) →SenatorView candidacy →

Biography

Uba Sani (born 31 December 1970) is a Nigerian engineer and politician who has served as governor of Kaduna State since 2023.

He previously served as the senator representing Kaduna Central senatorial district from 2019 to 2023.

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.

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.

In 2022, Sani picked APC nomination forms for the 2023 governorship election in Kaduna State.

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.

Sani emerged as the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Kaduna State for the 2023 elections. He was listed as the candidate against Sani Sha'aban and Bashir Abubakar to win the primaries.

Sani was believed to be El-Rufai’s anointed candidate.

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.

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Governance & Reform

Promise & record

Promised - All Progressives Congress (APC) manifesto

Commits to amending Nigeria’s governance architecture through constitutional review and collaboration with the National Assembly and State Governments to grant States greater autonomy over critical matters like crime prevention, prisons, stamp duties, and taxation.

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On the record

Uba Sani reconstituted five Kaduna State boards and appointed new aides as part of an administrative restructuring.

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Party Positions

Policy positions from All Progressives Congress (APC)'s manifesto.

Agriculture

Will encourage local farmers to form farm cooperatives, enabling them to pool resources for modern farming equipment, fertiliser, and access priority government agricultural assistance programs (extension services), with tax breaks and credits.

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Anti-corruption

Curb reliance on imported goods via luxury taxes, higher tariffs, and processing fees while incentivizing local manufacturing with tax credits/rebates.

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Economy & Trade

Reforms the Federal Budgetary Methodology to move away from oil revenue dependence and base spending on projected growth, establishing an inflationary ceiling to optimize fiscal policy without causing excessive inflation.

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Education

Introduces a new management system for federally funded primary and secondary schools via Boards of Education, reserving community representation in decision-making.

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Energy

Will increase Nigeria’s domestic crude oil production to **2.6 million barrels per day by 2027** and **4 million barrels per day by 2030**, while implementing a Special Enforcement and Monitoring Unit to deter theft, vandalism, and pipeline breaches using drones and aerial surveillance.

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Enterprise grant support

Provides tax credits, holidays, and reduced interest rate loans for businesses that hire a specified percentage of youth in their workforce and offer on-the-job training.

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Environment & Climate

Will **reduce Nigeria’s gas flaring** by removing it from the top 10 countries with highest flares, aiming to maximize sector benefits while eliminating environmental harm.

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Healthcare

Will strengthen primary healthcare infrastructure with incentive schemes, counterpart funding programs, and grassroots preventative care (vaccinations, cancer screening, blood pressure monitoring) in collaboration with state/local governments.

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Infrastructure

Launches a National Infrastructure Campaign to modernize national infrastructure by hiring millions of unemployed Nigerians through the fiscal flexibility gained from reforming budgetary methodology.

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Reliefs and scholarships

Provides **conditional income support** to very poor households, tied to human capital development goals like high-school attendance, healthcare, and nutrition.

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Security & Defense

Enhances compensation, medical care, housing support, scholarships, stipends, and health insurance for military personnel injured in duty and their families.

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