Kaura Wins APC Re-run Primary for Zamfara North After Court Nullifies Earlier Election

Kaura Wins APC Re-run Primary for Zamfara North After Court Nullifies Earlier Election

Senator Tijjani Yahaya Kaura has emerged as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Zamfara North Senatorial District in the 2027 general election, following a court-ordered re-run of the party's primary election.

Kaura secured 16,758 votes in Monday's exercise, defeating two other aspirants, Sahabi Alhaji Yau, who polled 1,465 votes, and Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, who received 1,447 votes.

The results were announced by the APC Senatorial Primary Election Committee after the conclusion of the exercise.

The re-run followed a Court of Appeal decision in Sokoto, which upheld an earlier Federal High Court ruling in Gusau that nullified the party's previous primary election over reported irregularities and ordered a fresh exercise.

The court-ordered election was conducted to address the issues surrounding the earlier nomination process and determine the party's candidate for the senatorial district.

Announcing the results, a member of the committee, Sani Abdullahi, said Kaura secured the highest number of valid votes and satisfied the requirements for nomination under the APC constitution and electoral guidelines.

According to the committee, 19,608 delegates were accredited from a total of 23,257 registered delegates, while 19,292 valid votes were recorded.

The result sheet, signed by the committee's chairman and secretary on November 2, formally returned Kaura as the party's candidate for Zamfara North.

His emergence brings the court-ordered nomination contest to a close, positioning him as the APC's flag bearer ahead of the 2027 general election.