{"id":7935,"date":"2026-11-03T17:47:23","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T17:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/03\/zamfara-apc-primary-my-mandate-cannot-be-stolen-kaura\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T17:47:23","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T17:47:23","slug":"zamfara-apc-primary-my-mandate-cannot-be-stolen-kaura","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/03\/zamfara-apc-primary-my-mandate-cannot-be-stolen-kaura\/","title":{"rendered":"Zamfara APC primary: My mandate cannot be stolen \u2014 Kaura"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"650\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Zamfara-APC-primary-My-mandate-cannot-be-stolen-\u2014-Kaura.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Zamfara APC primary: My mandate cannot be stolen \u2014 Kaura\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Zamfara-APC-primary-My-mandate-cannot-be-stolen-\u2014-Kaura.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Zamfara-300x162.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Idris Salisu, Gusau<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senator Tijjani Yahaya Kaura, who contested the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election for Zamfara North Senatorial District, has insisted that his mandate cannot be taken away from him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kaura made the assertion while addressing a press conference at his residence in Kaura Namoda, where he claimed that he had been officially declared winner by members of the primary election committee sent by the APC national headquarters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He alleged that the committee\u2019s chairman was taken to an undisclosed location by some individuals he described as anti-democratic elements.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the senator, the chairman was abducted and subsequently announced a result declaring Senator Sahabi Ya\u2019u winner, but a majority of the committee members rejected the announcement and jointly declared him winner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kaura described the alleged abduction as an attempt to undermine democracy, insisting that the electorate would not accept such an outcome.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also dismissed the opposing camp\u2019s claim that Sahabi had been declared winner, describing the announcement as invalid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The senator said APC members had turned out in large numbers to vote for him as the party\u2019s candidate for Zamfara North in the 2027 general elections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He thanked the electorate for the confidence reposed in him and urged political stakeholders to respect what he described as the people\u2019s mandate and the result announced by the committee members.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2026\/11\/zamfara-apc-primary-my-mandate-cannot-be-stolen-kaura\/\">Zamfara APC primary: My mandate cannot be stolen \u2014 Kaura<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/\">Vanguard News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Vanguard News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Idris Salisu, Gusau Senator Tijjani Yahaya Kaura, who contested the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election for Zamfara North Senatorial District, has insisted that his mandate cannot be taken&hellip; 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