Jaji retains APC ticket after successful rerun major in Zamfara

The incumbent member representing Kaura Namoda/Birnin Magaji Federal Constituency within the House of Representatives, Aminu Sani Jaji, has gained the All Progressives Congress, APC, court-ordered rerun major in Zamfara State.

Jaji polled 26,646 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Hassan Umar Dangaladima, who scored 713 votes, whereas the third aspirant, Musa Zubairu, did not safe any votes.

The Chairman of the APC Fresh Primary Election Committee, Kabiru Idris, introduced the outcomes on Wednesday on the collation centre in Kaura Namoda.

Idris mentioned 42,266 celebration members have been registered throughout the constituency, whereas 27,389 voters have been accredited and 27,359 votes have been forged.

A breakdown of the outcomes confirmed that Jaji scored 14,264 votes in Kaura Namoda and 12,382 in Birnin Magaji native authorities areas.

Dangaladima polled 465 votes in Kaura Namoda and 248 in Birnin Magaji, whereas Zubairu scored zero votes in each native authorities areas.

“Having satisfied the requirements of the law, the APC constitution and guidelines, I hereby declare Aminu Jaji as the winner of the fresh primary election for Kaura Namoda/Birnin Magaji Federal Constituency,” Idris declared.

The rerun adopted a go well with filed by Dangaladima on the Federal High Court in Abuja, which nullified the sooner major that produced Jaji because the celebration’s candidate and ordered the APC to conduct a contemporary election inside 14 days.

The courtroom additionally directed the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to watch the contemporary train. The APC subsequently scheduled the rerun for November 11.