APC returns three incumbent senators in Zamfara primaries

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has confirmed Senators Abdulaziz Yari, Ikra Bilbis and Sahabi Ya’u as winners of the party’s senatorial primaries in Zamfara State ahead of the 2027 general elections.

The three lawmakers currently represent Zamfara West, Zamfara Central and Zamfara North senatorial districts in the Senate.

Chairman of the APC Senatorial Primary Election Committee, Ishaq Bala, announced the results after the candidates secured the highest votes in their respective districts.

In Zamfara Central, Bilbis polled 127,686 votes to defeat Lubna Muhammad, who scored 140 votes, and Aliyu Akilu-Muhammad, who secured 8,593 votes out of 136,419 votes cast.

For Zamfara West, Yari won with 125,235 votes, defeating Nasiru Zarumi, who polled 76 votes from a total of 125,311 votes cast.

In Zamfara North, Ya’u secured 65,642 votes to defeat Hannafi Musa-Moriki, Sani Abdullahi-Shinkafi and Tijjani Yahaya.

Bala described the primaries as peaceful and transparent, noting that there were no reports of violence or major disputes during the exercise.

He urged aggrieved aspirants to channel their complaints through the party’s appeal committee scheduled to sit on May 28 in Gusau.

The committee chairman also commended party members, stakeholders and the Zamfara State Government for ensuring a peaceful atmosphere throughout the exercise.