Aminu Sani Jaji wins the fresh APC primary in Zamfara with 26,646 votes after a Federal High Court order for a rerun

The member representing Kaura Namoda/Birnin Magaji Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Aminu Sani Jaji, has won the All Progressives Congress fresh primary election in Zamfara State, securing 26,646 votes to retain the party’s ticket.

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Jaji defeated his closest challenger, Hassan Dangaladima, who polled 713 votes, while the third aspirant, Musa Zubairu, failed to secure a vote in the exercise held on Wednesday, November 11, 2026.

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

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

According to the results, Jaji secured 14,264 votes in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area and 12,382 in Birnin Magaji, bringing his total to 26,646.

Dangaladima received 465 votes in Kaura Namoda and 248 in Birnin Magaji, giving him 713 votes. Zubairu recorded no votes in either local government area.

Declaring Jaji the winner, Idris said the exercise complied with the relevant legal provisions, the APC Constitution and the party’s electoral guidelines.

“Having satisfied the requirements of the law, the APC Constitution and guidelines, I hereby declare Hon. Aminu Sani Jaji as the winner of the fresh primary election,” he announced.

The rerun followed a lawsuit filed by Dangaladima at the Federal High Court in Abuja, which nullified Jaji’s earlier nomination and directed the APC to conduct another primary within two weeks.

In compliance with the court’s directive, the party’s national headquarters fixed November 11 for the fresh exercise to determine its candidate for the federal constituency.

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Jaji’s victory restores his position as the APC’s candidate following the nullification of the earlier primary, although the fresh result remains subject to any further legal developments.