The member representing Kaura Namoda\/Birnin Magaji Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Aminu Sani Jaji, has won the All Progressives Congress (APC) fresh primary election, polling 26,646 votes to secure the party\u2019s ticket.\n<\/p>\n
Jaji defeated his closest challenger, Hassan Dangaladima, who scored 713 votes, while the third aspirant, Musa Zubairu, recorded no votes in the exercise conducted on Wednesday, November 11, 2026.\n<\/p>\n
The Chairman of the APC Electoral Committee for the fresh primary, Kabiru Idris, announced the results at the collation centre in Kaura Namoda, Zamfara State.\n<\/p>\n
Speaking after announcing the results, Idris disclosed that the constituency had 42,266 registered party members, out of whom 27,389 were accredited, while 27,359 votes were cast.<\/p>\n
He said, \u201cThe total number of registered members in the constituency is 42,266, while 27,389 voters were accredited. The total votes cast during the exercise stood at 27,359.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to the results, Jaji secured 14,264 votes in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area and 12,382 votes in Birnin Magaji LGA.\n<\/p>\n
Dangaladima polled 465 votes in Kaura Namoda and 248 in Birnin Magaji, bringing his total to 713 votes.<\/p>\n
Musa Zubairu did not secure any votes in either of the two local government areas. <\/p>\n
Declaring Jaji the winner, the electoral committee chairman said the exercise complied with the relevant legal and party requirements.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cHaving satisfied the requirements of the law, the APC Constitution and guidelines, I hereby declare Hon. Aminu Sani Jaji as the winner of the fresh primary election,\u201d Idris announced.\n<\/p>\n
The fresh primary followed a suit instituted by Dangaladima at the Federal High Court in Abuja, which nullified Jaji\u2019s earlier nomination and ordered the APC to conduct another primary election within two weeks.\n<\/p>\n
Following the court\u2019s directive, the party\u2019s national headquarters scheduled the rerun for November 11, 2026.\n<\/p>\n
The exercise was conducted to determine the APC candidate for the Kaura Namoda\/Birnin Magaji Federal Constituency after the court nullified the earlier nomination.\n<\/p>\n
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