{"id":7471,"date":"2026-11-03T10:45:50","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T10:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/03\/yau-wins-zamfara-apc-fresh-senatorial-primary-businessday-ng-2\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T10:45:50","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T10:45:50","slug":"yau-wins-zamfara-apc-fresh-senatorial-primary-businessday-ng-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/03\/yau-wins-zamfara-apc-fresh-senatorial-primary-businessday-ng-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Ya\u2019u wins Zamfara APC fresh senatorial primary \u2013 Businessday NG"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Sahabi Ya\u2019u Kaura has emerged as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Zamfara North Senatorial District in the 2027 general elections after winning the party\u2019s fresh primary election conducted on Monday.\n<\/p>\n<p>Ya\u2019u polled 49,176 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Tijjani Yahaya Kaura, who secured 9,628 votes, while Abdullahi Sani Shinkafi came third with 6,206 votes.\n<\/p>\n<p>The Chairman of the APC Zamfara North Senatorial Primary Election Committee, Dr. Auwal Abdullahi Aliyu, announced the results after the exercise, describing the election as credible and acceptable to all the aspirants.\n<\/p>\n<p>Declaring Ya\u2019u the winner, Aliyu said the senator had satisfied the requirements of the law and the party\u2019s guidelines for the conduct of the primary election.\n<\/p>\n<p>According to the results announced by the committee, Ya\u2019u secured 21,689 votes in Kaura Namoda Local Council, 19,017 in Zurmi, 3,815 in Shinkafi and 4,655 in Birnin Magaji.<\/p>\n<p>His closest challenger, Tijjani Yahaya Kaura, polled 6,586 votes in Kaura Namoda, 280 in Zurmi, 2,087 in Shinkafi and 675 in Birnin Magaji.\n<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, Shinkafi secured 150 votes in Kaura Namoda, 386 in Zurmi, 1,208 in Shinkafi and 858 in Birnin Magaji Local Councils.\n<\/p>\n<p>The fresh primary followed a legal dispute instituted by Shinkafi, an APC senatorial aspirant, against the party, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Senator Ya\u2019u over alleged irregularities in the party\u2019s earlier primary election for the senatorial district.\n<\/p>\n<p>The Court of Appeal in Sokoto had ordered the conduct of a fresh primary, a decision accepted by the APC, which subsequently rescheduled the exercise.\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"bday-read-also\">\n<h4>Related News<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"bday-ad bday-ad--gam\" id=\"bday-ad-2\" data-bday-ad=\"\" data-unit=\"bd-body-2\" data-placement=\"below_share_buttons\" data-partner=\"gam\" data-category=\"display\" data-device=\"all\"><span class=\"bday-ad__label\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"bday-google-badges\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=businessday.ng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Yau-wins-Zamfara-APC-fresh-senatorial-primary-\u2013-Businessday-NG-2.jpg\" alt=\"Add BusinessDay as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqKQgKIiNDQklTRkFnTWFoQUtEbUoxYzJsdVpYTnpaR0Y1TG01bktBQVAB?hl=en-NG&amp;gl=NG&amp;ceid=NG%3Aen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Yau-wins-Zamfara-APC-fresh-senatorial-primary-\u2013-Businessday-NG-3.jpg\" alt=\"Follow BusinessDay on Google News\"\/><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Businessday NG<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Sahabi Ya\u2019u Kaura has emerged as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Zamfara North Senatorial District in the 2027 general elections after winning the party\u2019s fresh primary&hellip; 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