APC Zamfara North primary sees dual winners declared

In the Zamfara North All Progressives Congress (APC) Senatorial primary election, confusion emerged as two candidates, Sahabi Ya’u Kaura and Senator Tijjani Yahaya Kaura, were declared winners by different officials. Dr. Auwal Abdullahi Aliyu, the chairman of the primary election, announced Sahabi Ya’u Kaura as the winner with 49,176 votes, while Tijjani Yahaya Kaura received 9,628 votes.

However, Tijjani Yahaya Kaura claimed that his declaration as the winner was authentic, alleging that the committee chairman was abducted and forced to announce the results favoring Sahabi Ya’u Kaura. He insisted that the majority of the committee had collated results that declared him the winner.

Additionally, Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, another aspirant, had previously filed a suit against the APC and the Independent National Electoral Commission regarding alleged irregularities in the primary election, leading to an appeal court ordering a fresh primary election.