By Aminu Dalhatu
Tijjani Yahaya Kaura has insisted that he remains the duly declared candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Zamfara North Senatorial District ahead of the 2027 general elections.
He stated this at a news conference in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
Alhaji Yahaya Kaura maintained that his emergence reflected the wishes of party members, who, according to him, overwhelmingly voted for him during the primary election.
He expressed gratitude to Almighty Allah and commended the party members pertculerly youths, women and men of the senatorial district for their support and participation in the election.
Kaura said the primary covered Kaura Namoda, Birnin Magaji, Shinkafi and Zurmi Local Government Areas, adding that the outcome was a convincing victory for him.
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.
Kaura disclosed that, he scored 16,750 votes, while other contestants recorded considerably fewer votes.
He commended the APC national leadership for intervening to ensure that the mandate of party members was respected.
The candidate 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.
Kaura 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.
It could be recalled that, two Conflicting results emerged from the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial primary election for Zamfara North Senatorial District, with two separate declarations naming different candidates as winners of the exercise ahead of the 2027 general elections.
In one declaration, Alhaji Yahaya Tijjani Kaura was announced as the winner after reportedly polling 16,758 votes to defeat two other aspirants.
While the other result, Sahabi Yau Alhaji Kaura was announced as a winner.
Both the results were announced in two different locations.
Editing By Yusuf Zubairu
