ZAMFARA PRIMARY: NO ONE CAN STEAL MY MANDATE IN ZAMFARA NORTH – SENATOR TIJJANI
By Yusuf Gwandu
Senator Tijjani Yahaya Kaura has insisted that no one can steal his mandate, following the controversy surrounding the recently concluded All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election for Zamfara North Senatorial District.
Senator Tijjani Kaura, one of the aspirants, was initially announced as the winner of Monday’s primary before Senator Sahabi Alhaji Ya’u was subsequently declared the party’s candidate in the state.
Addressing newsmen on Tuesday evening at his residence in Kaura Namoda, Zamfara State, Tijjani Yahaya Kaura commended the massive turnout of voters, particularly youths and women, who supported his aspiration.
“My mandate will never be stolen by anyone. I won the primary, and I remain the APC senatorial candidate for Zamfara North,” he declared.
The former Minister of State for Foreign Affairs expressed concern over what he described as attempts by some individuals to undermine democracy.
“Let me share my worries about how some people want to truncate democracy. Many people do not understand what a mandate means,” he said.
According to him, he won the primary election, and the result was announced and declared by a nine-member committee after the committee chairman appointed by the party was reportedly whisked away by unknown persons.
Kaura described the outcome of the exercise as overwhelming in his favour and thanked the electorate for giving him their mandate ahead of the 2027 general elections.
