2027 elections: Zamfara North APC rerun produce rival winners

Confusion has trailed the All Progressives Congress (APC) rerun senatorial main for Zamfara North following the emergence of two rival declarations, with totally different returning officers asserting Senator Sahabi Ya’u Kaura and Senator Tijjani Yahaya Kaura as winners of the train.

The main, performed on Monday, November 2, 2026 was organised following a courtroom order nullifying the get together’s earlier train and directing it to conduct a recent ballot forward of the 2027 normal election, blueprint reviews.

The Chairman of the APC Zamfara North Senatorial District Primary Election Committee, Dr Auwal Abdullahi Aliyu, declared incumbent Senator Sahabi Ya’u Kaura winner, asserting that he polled 49,176 votes.

According to the outcomes he introduced, Tijjani Yahaya Kaura scored 9,628 votes, whereas Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi was credited with 2,602 votes.

Aliyu mentioned the train was performed in accordance with the regulation and the get together’s electoral tips, including that Sahabi Ya’u had glad the necessities to emerge because the get together’s candidate.

However, a separate declaration by one other returning officer, Sani Abdullahi, produced a unique consequence, with Tijjani Yahaya Kaura introduced as winner.

Under the second set of outcomes, Tijjani polled 16,758 votes to defeat Sahabi Ya’u, who secured 1,465 votes, whereas Shinkafi got here third with 1,447 votes.

The conflicting declarations have raised questions in regards to the credibility and last consequence of the rerun, leaving the get together’s candidate for the senatorial district unsure.

Discrepancies in outcomes

Apart from the emergence of rival winners, the figures introduced by the 2 returning officers differ significantly.

The first declaration credited Sahabi Ya’u with 49,176 votes, whereas the second gave him 1,465 votes. Similarly, Tijjani was credited with 9,628 votes in a single declaration and 16,758 within the different.

There can also be an inconsistency within the figures attributed to Shinkafi. While the preliminary report of the primary declaration gave him 6,206 votes in its headline figures, the breakdown by native authorities areas provides as much as 2,602.

The second declaration, in the meantime, credited him with 1,447 votes.

The conflicting figures have made it troublesome to determine which end result represents the official consequence of the train, pending clarification from the get together’s nationwide management and the related electoral authorities.

Court order on recent main

The rerun adopted a authorized dispute over the APC main performed on May 19, 2026, which had initially produced Sahabi Ya’u because the get together’s candidate for Zamfara North.

Shinkafi had challenged the conduct of the sooner train, alleging irregularities and non-compliance with the Electoral Act and the get together’s tips.

The Federal High Court in Gusau dominated in his favour on August 31 and ordered the APC to conduct a recent main.

Dissatisfied with the judgment, Sahabi Ya’u approached the Court of Appeal sitting in Sokoto. However, the appellate courtroom dismissed his enchantment on October 20 and upheld the order for a recent train.

The ruling paved the best way for Monday’s rerun involving the three aspirants.

Violence and considerations over conduct

The rerun was additionally reportedly affected by disruptions and violence at some voting centres, elevating additional considerations in regards to the conduct of the train.

Reports indicated that electoral officers had not arrived at some polling areas by late morning, regardless of voters having gathered to take part.

There had been additionally reviews of an assault on police personnel travelling alongside the Sokoto-Gusau highway to supply safety for the train. The full circumstances and casualty figures surrounding the reported incident had but to be independently established.

The conflicting declarations now place the APC management in a troublesome place, because it faces the duty of clarifying the genuine results of the rerun and figuring out the get together’s candidate for the Zamfara North senatorial seat.

Until the get together resolves the dispute and supplies an authoritative place, the emergence of both aspirant as its undisputed candidate can’t be taken as settled.