Senator Sahabi Ya’u Kaura has emerged as the winner of the All Progressives Congress primary election for the Zamfara North senatorial district, which took place this Monday.
The All Progressives Congress Chairman for the North Senatorial district primary election Dr. Auwal Abdullahi Aliyu, announced the result after the election
He said Sahabi Ya’u scored a total of 49,176 votes to defeat his closet opponent, Tijjani Yahaya Kaura, who scored 9,628 votes and Abdullahi Sani Shinkafi came third scored 6,206 votes.
Dr. Auwal described the election as credible and accepted by all aspirants.
“Having satisfied the requirements of the law and the APC Primary election guidelines, I Dr. Auwal Abdullahi the chairman of the APC Zamfara North senatorial zone primary election declared Sahabi Yau Kaura as the winner of the primary election,” Dr. Auwal declared.
“The aspirant scored the following votes in each of the four local government areas that made up the Zamfara North senatorial Zone” Sahabi Yau Kaura scored 21,689 votes in Kaura Namoda Local Government, 19,017 in Zurmi, 3,815 in Shinkafi and 4,655 votes in Birnin Magaji local government.”
Kaura scored 6,586 votes in Kaura Namoda local government area, 280 in Zurmi, 2,087 in Shinkafi and 675 in Birnin Magaji local government
Shinkafi, according to the chairman of the primary election, scored 150 votes in Kaura Namoda local government, 1,208 in Shinkafi local government, 386 in Zurmi and 858 in Birnin Magaji local government.
Shinkafi had earlier instituted a suit against the APC, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and Senator Sahabi Ya’u over alleged irregularities in the party’s primary election for Zamfara North Senatorial
The appeal court in sokoto ordered for a fresh primary election and was accepted by the APC, while a new date was set for the primary election which again produced Sahabi Yau Kaura.
What You Should Know
Following a legal challenge and a court order for a fresh primary election, the ruling All Progressives Congress conducted a new exercise for the Zamfara North senatorial district where Senator Sahabi Ya’u Kaura successfully retained his victory over other aspirants.
- Political Stability: This fresh primary resolves the internal party dispute and clears the path for the candidate to prepare fully for the general elections.
- Democratic Process: The re-run demonstrates adherence to court rulings and internal party guidelines, ensuring all aspirants had another opportunity to test their popularity.
