APC primary: Tijjani Kaura Wins Zamfara North Senatorial ticket.
Editor The National Primary Election Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared Senator Tijjani Yahaya Kaura as the party’s candidate for the Zamfara North Senatorial District in the upcoming 2027 general elections in the state. The declaration follows the successful conclusion of a court-mandated re-run primary election conducted on Monday, November 2, 2026. Announcing the final results on behalf of the Senatorial Primary Election Committee, committee member Sani Abdullahi confirmed that Senator Kaura secured a decisive victory by polling 16,758 votes. He outperformed his primary rivals, Sahabi Alhaji Yau, who secured 1,465 votes, and Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, who received 1,447 votes. According to the figures released by the election committee's leadership, the electoral roll comprised 23,257 registered voters, with 19,608 delegates accredited for the exercise. A total of 19,292 valid votes were counted during the direct voting process. Delivering t...