Aminu Sani Jaji defeats challengers in APC rerun primary in Zamfara
By Yusuf Gwandu
Aminu Sani Jaji has emerged victorious in the fresh All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election for Kaura Namoda/Birnin Magaji Federal Constituency of Zamfara State, securing a landslide victory.
Jaji, the incumbent member representing the constituency in the House of Representatives, polled 26,646 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Hassan Umar Dangaladima, who scored 713 votes, while Musa Zubairu recorded no votes.
The result was announced on Tuesday, November 11, 2026, by the Chairman of the APC Electoral Committee for the fresh primary, Hon. Kabiru Idris, at the Kaura Namoda Collation Centre.
Giving a breakdown of the exercise, Idris said the constituency had 42,266 registered party members, out of which 27,389 were accredited, while 27,359 votes were cast.
In Kaura Namoda Local Government Area, Jaji scored 14,264 votes, while Dangaladima polled 465 votes. Zubairu recorded zero votes.
Similarly, in Birnin Magaji Local Government Area, Jaji secured 12,382 votes, against Dangaladima’s 248 votes, while Zubairu again recorded zero votes.
Declaring the result, the electoral committee chairman said Jaji had satisfied the requirements of the law and the APC constitution and 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,” Idris said.
The fresh primary election followed a suit instituted by Dangaladima at the Federal High Court in Abuja, which nullified Jaji’s earlier nomination and ordered the conduct of a fresh primary within two weeks.
The APC National Headquarters subsequently complied with the court order and fixed November 11, 2026, for the rerun election.
With the latest victory, Jaji has secured the party’s ticket to contest the Kaura Namoda/Birnin Magaji Federal Constituency seat in the 2027 general election, subject to any further legal or party processes.
