The All Progressives Congress has declared Senator Sahabi Ya’u Kaura the winner of its fresh senatorial primary election for Zamfara North ahead of the 2027 general election.
Ya’u secured 49,176 votes to defeat Tijjani Kaura, who polled 9,628 votes, while Abdullahi Sani Shinkafi came third with 6,206 votes.
The Chairman of the APC Zamfara North Senatorial District Primary Election Committee, Dr Auwal Aliyu, announced the results on Monday.
Aliyu said the exercise was conducted in accordance with the law and the party’s electoral guidelines.
He declared, “Having satisfied the requirements of the law and the APC primary election guidelines, I, Dr Auwal Abdullahi, Chairman of the APC Zamfara North Senatorial District Primary Election Committee, hereby declare Sahabi Ya’u Kaura the winner of the primary election.”
A breakdown of the results showed that Ya’u won in all four local government areas in the senatorial district, polling 21,689 votes in Kaura Namoda,
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