Zamfara: Jaji Wins APC Rerun Primary With 26,646 Votes

By Chukwunonso Eric, Warri.

Hon. Aminu Sani Jaji has won the All Progressives Congress (APC) fresh primary election for Kaura Namoda/Birnin Magaji Federal Constituency in Zamfara State, polling 26,646 votes to defeat two other aspirants.

The rerun primary, conducted on Wednesday, November 11, followed a court order nullifying Jaji’s earlier nomination and directing the party to conduct a fresh exercise.

Chairman of the APC Electoral Committee for the election, Hon. Kabiru Idris, announced the results at the collation centre in Kaura Namoda.

According to the results, Jaji secured 26,646 votes, while his closest challenger, Hassan Umar Dangaladima, polled 713 votes. The third aspirant, Musa Zubairu, did not record any vote.

Idris said the constituency had 42,266 registered party members, out of whom 27,389 were accredited to participate in the exercise. A total of 27,359 votes were cast.

Declaring the result, the electoral committee chairman said Jaji had satisfied the requirements of the law and the APC constitution and guidelines to emerge as the winner.

The results showed that Jaji polled 14,264 votes in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area, while Dangaladima secured 465 votes. Zubairu recorded no vote.

In Birnin Magaji Local Government Area, Jaji scored 12,382 votes against Dangaladima’s 248, while Zubairu again recorded zero.

The fresh primary followed a suit instituted by Dangaladima at the Federal High Court, Abuja, which nullified Jaji’s earlier nomination and ordered the APC to conduct another primary within two weeks.

The party’s national leadership subsequently fixed November 11, 2026, for the rerun election, which produced Jaji as its candidate for the constituency.