The incumbent member representing Kaura Namoda/Birnin Magaji Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Aminu Sani Jaji, has won the All Progressives Congress, APC, court-ordered rerun primary in Zamfara State.
Jaji polled 26,646 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Hassan Umar Dangaladima, who scored 713 votes, while the third aspirant, Musa Zubairu, failed to secure any votes.
The Chairman of the APC Fresh Primary Election Committee, Kabiru Idris, announced the results on Wednesday at the collation centre in Kaura Namoda.
Idris said 42,266 party members were registered across the constituency, while 27,389 voters were accredited and 27,359 votes were cast.
A breakdown of the results showed that Jaji scored 14,264 votes in Kaura Namoda and 12,382 in Birnin Magaji local government areas.
Dangaladima polled 465 votes in Kaura Namoda and 248 in Birnin Magaji, while Zubairu scored zero votes in both local government 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 followed a suit filed by Dangaladima at the Federal High Court in Abuja, which nullified the earlier primary that produced Jaji as the party’s candidate and ordered the APC to conduct a fresh election within 14 days.
The court also directed the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to monitor the fresh exercise. The APC subsequently scheduled the rerun for November 11.
Jaji retains APC ticket after winning rerun primary in Zamfara