Zamfara: Jaji wins APC rerun primary by 26,646 votes

By Idris Salisu, Gusau A member representing Kaura-Namoda/Birnin Magaji Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Sani Jaji, has won the All Progressives Congress (APC) fresh primary election for the constituency with a landslide victory. Jaji emerged winner of the rerun primary conducted on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, polling 26,646 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Hassan Umar Dangaladima, who scored 713 votes.

The third aspirant, Musa Zubairu, polled no votes. The Chairman of the APC Electoral Committee for the Kaura-Namoda/Birnin Magaji fresh primary, Hon. Kabiru Idris, announced the results at the constituency’s collation centre in Kaura-Namoda. Giving a breakdown of the exercise, Idris said the constituency had 42,266 registered party members, out of whom 27,389 were accredited to vote, while 27,359 votes were cast.

In the results announced, Jaji scored 14,264 votes in Kaura-Namoda Local Government Area, against Dangaladima’s 465 votes, while Zubairu scored zero. In Birnin Magaji Local Government Area, Jaji polled 12,382 votes, while Dangaladima secured 248 votes. Zubairu again scored zero. Declaring the result, Idris said Jaji had satisfied the requirements of the law, the APC constitution and the party’s guidelines, and was therefore returned as the winner of the fresh primary.

The rerun followed a suit filed by Dangaladima at the Federal High Court, Abuja, which nullified Jaji’s earlier nomination and ordered the party to conduct a fresh primary within two weeks. The APC national leadership subsequently fixed November 11, 2026, for the rerun, in compliance with the court’s order.