By Aminu Dalhatu
Two conflicting results have emerged from the All Progressives Congress (APC) rerun primary election for the Kaura Namoda/Birnin Magaji Federal Constituency in Zamfara State, with Aminu Sani Jaji and Hassan Umar Dangaladima separately declared winners by different electoral committees.
The development has created uncertainty over the party’s candidate for the constituency ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Earlier, the Chairman of the APC Electoral Committee for the rerun primary, Kabiru Idris, declared the incumbent member representing the constituency, Aminu Sani Jaji, the winner after announcing the results at the Kaura Namoda Collation Centre.
According to the committee, the constituency had 42,266 registered party members, while 27,389 voters were accredited and 27,359 votes were cast.
Aminu Sani Jaji scored 26,646 votes, while his challenger, Hassan Umar Dangaladima, secured 713 votes. The third aspirant, Musa Zubairu, recorded no votes.
A breakdown of the results showed that Jaji secured 14,264 votes in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area and 12,382 votes in Birnin Magaji, while Hassan Umar Dangaladima scored 465 and 248 votes in the two local government areas, respectively.
However, in a separate declaration in Gusau, the Acting Chairman of the APC Electoral Committee from the party’s National Headquarters declared Hassan Umar Dangaladima winner of the same rerun primary election.
The Acting Chairman announced that Hassan Umar secured 9,416 votes against 661 votes recorded by Aminu Sani Jaji.
The two conflicting declarations have raised questions over the outcome of the rerun primary and the identity of the party’s legitimate candidate for the federal constituency.
The rerun election followed a suit instituted by Hassan Umar Dangaladima at the Federal High Court in Abuja, which nullified the earlier nomination of Aminu Sani Jaji and ordered the APC to conduct a fresh primary election within two weeks.
In compliance with the court order, the party’s National Headquarters scheduled the rerun primary for November 11, 2026.
As both committees have announced different winners, the APC National Leadership is expected to clarify the conflicting results and establish the authentic outcome of the exercise.
Editing By Yusuf Zubairu
