Senator Sahabi Ya’u Kaura has once more emerged because the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Zamfara North Senatorial District forward of the 2027 basic elections after profitable the social gathering’s contemporary major election held on Monday….
Senator Sahabi Ya’u Kaura has once more emerged because the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Zamfara North Senatorial District forward of the 2027 basic elections after profitable the social gathering’s contemporary major election held on Monday.
Ya’u secured 49,176 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Tijjani Yahaya Kaura, who polled 9,628 votes, whereas Abdullahi Sani Shinkafi got here third with 6,206 votes.
Chairman of the APC Zamfara North Senatorial District Primary Election Committee, Dr Auwal Abdullahi Aliyu, introduced the outcomes and described the train as credible and acceptable to all of the aspirants.
Declaring Ya’u the winner, Aliyu mentioned: “Having satisfied the requirements of the law and the APC primary election guidelines, I, Dr Auwal Abdullahi, Chairman of the APC Zamfara North Senatorial Zone Primary Election, hereby declare Sahabi Ya’u Kaura as the winner of the primary election.”
According to the outcomes introduced by the committee, Ya’u gained in all 4 native authorities areas that make up the senatorial district.
He polled 21,689 votes in Kaura Namoda, 19,017 in Zurmi, 3,815 in Shinkafi and 4,655 in Birnin Magaji.
His closest challenger, Tijjani Yahaya Kaura, secured 6,586 votes in Kaura Namoda, 280 in Zurmi, 2,087 in Shinkafi and 675 in Birnin Magaji.
Abdullahi Sani Shinkafi recorded 150 votes in Kaura Namoda, 386 in Zurmi, 1,208 in Shinkafi and 858 in Birnin Magaji.
The contemporary major adopted a authorized problem instituted by Shinkafi in opposition to the APC, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Senator Sahabi Ya’u over alleged irregularities within the social gathering’s earlier senatorial major.
The Court of Appeal in Sokoto reportedly ordered the social gathering to conduct a contemporary major, a directive the APC accepted earlier than fixing Monday for the rerun.
The newest train has as soon as once more produced Ya’u because the social gathering’s flagbearer for Zamfara North Senatorial District within the 2027 basic elections.
