Kaura Wins Zamfara APC Senate Ticket After Primary Election
Yahaya Tijjani Kaura has emerged as the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate for Zamfara North after winning a primary election held in Gusau. Kaura received 16,758 votes, significantly ahead of his closest rival, Sahabi Yari Alhaji, who garnered 1,465 votes.
Abdullahi Shinkafi finished third with 1,447 votes. This primary election was necessitated by a Court of Appeal ruling that nullified a previous APC senatorial primary due to serious violations of party guidelines and the Electoral Act.
The Court of Appeal, sitting in Sokoto, upheld a prior judgment from the Federal High Court in Gusau, which had canceled the earlier election conducted in August 2026. Justice Tunde Oyebamiji Awotoye, in the appellate court's ruling, expressed concerns regarding the credibility of the earlier election, particularly questioning how a senatorial district with 26,000 registered APC members could yield 70,000 votes for a single aspirant.
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