Zamfara North: Kaura secures APC ticket
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Zamfara State, Yahaya Tijjani Kaura, has secured the party's ticket for Zamfara North ahead of the National Assembly election scheduled to hold simultaneously with the presidential election next January. In a primary election held recently in Gusau, Yahaya Tijjani Kaura polled 16,758 votes to defeat his […] Zamfara North: Kaura secures APC…
Yahaya Tijjani Kaura, a prominent figure within the All Progressives Congress in Zamfara State, has clinched the party's ticket for the upcoming Senatorial District election in Zamfara North. This victory comes following a recent primary election held in Gusau, where Kaura amassed 16,758 votes, outpacing his closest competitor, Sahabi Yari Alhaji, who garnered 1,465 votes.
A third candidate, Abdullahi Shinkafi, secured 1,447 votes. The win was secured after a fresh primary election was conducted, following a Court of Appeal ruling that nullified the initial election over significant violations of the party's guidelines and the Electoral Act. Ultimately, Justice Tunde Oyebamiji Awotoye upheld a previous ruling by the Federal High Court, which had also overturned the August 2026 primary.
The court raised concerns over the disproportion between the number of votes cast and the registered party members in the district. Upon declaring Kaura as the winner, Returning Officer Alhaji Sani Abdullahi confirmed Kaura's compliance with the party's constitution and guidelines, and his superior vote count. This decisive outcome signifies a strong mandate for Kaura in the rerun contest for Zamfara North Senatorial District.
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