Jaji wins Zamfara APC re-run primary with 26,646 votes

From Noah Ebije, Kaduna

Hon. Aminu Sani Jaji, the member representing Kaura Namoda/Birnin Magaji Federal Constituency, has recorded a landslide victory in the All Progressives Congress (APC) fresh primary election, reinforcing the political standing of the party’s stakeholders in Zamfara State, including the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle.

Jaji secured 26,646 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Hassan Umar Dangaladima, who polled 713 votes, while the third aspirant, Musa Zubairu, scored no vote in the exercise conducted on Wednesday, November 11, 2026.

The result was announced by the Chairman of the APC Electoral Committee for the rerun, Hon. Kabiru Idris, at the Kaura Namoda Collation Centre in Zamfara State.

According to Idris, the constituency had 42,266 registered party members, out of which 27,389 were accredited, while 27,359 votes were cast.

Breaking down the results, Jaji polled 14,264 votes in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area and 12,382 votes in Birnin Magaji, while Dangaladima secured 465 and 248 votes respectively.

Declaring Jaji the winner, Idris said the candidate had satisfied the requirements of the law, the APC Constitution and the electoral guidelines.

The victory followed a legal dispute instituted 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 complied with the court order and fixed November 11 for the rerun.

Jaji’s emphatic victory is expected to strengthen the APC’s political calculations in Zamfara ahead of the 2027 general elections, particularly as the party’s stakeholders intensify efforts to consolidate support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election.

The outcome also provides a significant boost to the mobilisation efforts of Matawalle and other APC leaders working to expand the party’s political influence in the North-West.