Nigeria, May 17 -- The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has emerged as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Zaria Federal Constituency of Kaduna State in the 2027 general elections after winning the party's primary election unopposed.

Mr Tajudeen was returned through an affirmation process conducted across the 13 electoral wards in the constituency on Saturday as the APC commenced its House of Representatives primaries nationwide ahead of the 2027 polls.

The development was disclosed in a statement signed by the Speaker's Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Krishi.

The affirmation exercise took place simultaneously in the 13 wards that make up the Zaria Federal Constituency, name...