I remain winner of APC senatorial rerun for Zamfara North, says Tijjani Yahaya
I remain winner of APC senatorial rerun for Zamfara North, says Tijjani Yahaya
By Sadiq Sadiq
Senator Tijjani Yahaya on Tuesday said he remained the duly elected candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Zamfara North Senatorial District ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Yahaha stated this at a news conference in Kaura, Kaura Namoda Local government area of Zamfara on Tuesday after the APC rerun primaries conducted by the party on Monday.
Yahaha said that he had scored 16,750 votes from across the four local government areas that made of the senatorial while his opponents, Senator Sahabi Ya’u and Dr Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi recorded considerably fewer votes in the rerun.
His declaration has deepened the crisis that trailed the APC rerun senatorial primaries for Zamfara North Senatorial zon.
It would be recalled that two rivals had emerged with two different results from the Primary Rerun Committee and returning officers where Senator Sahabi Ya’u Kaura serving senator and former Senator Tijjani Yahaya Kaura as winners of the exercise.
The primary, conducted on Monday, November 2, 2026 was organised following a court order nullifying the party’s earlier exercise and directing it to conduct a fresh poll ahead of the 2027 general election.
The Chairman of the APC Zamfara North Senatorial District Primary Election Committee, Dr Auwal Abdullahi Aliyu, declared incumbent Senator Sahabi Ya’u Kaura winner, announcing that he polled 49,176 votes.
According to the results he announced, Tijjani Yahaya Kaura scored 9,628 votes, while Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi was credited with 2,602 votes.
Tijjani Yahaha, however, insisted that his emergence reflected the wishes of APC members, who, according to him, overwhelmingly voted for him during the exercise.
He commended the party members pertculerly youths, women and men of the senatorial district for their support and participation in the primary election.
Tijjani Yahaha said the primary covered Kaura Namoda, Birnin Magaji and Shinkafi Local Government Areas, adding that the outcome was a convincing victory in his favour.
He, however, expressed disappointment over what he described as attempts by some individuals to undermine the democratic process and frustrate the wishes of party members.
According to him, when it became apparent that he was heading for a landslide victory, some individuals allegedly took the chairman of the election committee to an unknown destination to prevent him from announcing the results.
He said the remaining nine members of the committee subsequently stood by the outcome of the exercise and following the directives from the party’s national leadership, announced the results, declaring him winner of the rerun.
He commended the APC national leadership for intervening to ensure that the mandate of party members was respected.
Tijjani Yahaha appealed to his supporters and residents of Zamfara State to remain calm, insisting that he remained the officially declared APC candidate for Zamfara North Senatorial District.
He also dismissed suggestions to institute legal proceedings over the controversy surrounding the announcement of the results, maintaining that he had already secured the party’s official declaration.
He further said that disagreements among party members were normal in politics and should not be mistaken for a lack of unity within the APC.
He expressed confidence that party members would unite behind the party’s candidates ahead of the 2027 general elections.
He thanked his supporters and well-wishers across Zamfara State and beyond for their encouragement, solidarity and congratulatory messages.END
