INEC: APC HAS LOST OPPORTUNITY TO FIELD CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR IN ZAMFARA

GUSAU, Zamfara, Nigeria – The All Progressive Congress(APC) seemed has lost the opportunity to field a governorship candidate in Zamfara for the 2019 general elections.

This is due to the expiration of deadline given by the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) to all parties to submit thier governorship candidates for the election. INEC deadline expired October 7 but inner wranglings in the APC has prevented the party from organising a successful primary in the state, forcing the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) to raise the alarm and warning INEC not to alter the rules to accommodate the ruling APC.

We gathered that INEC failed to okay officials that were to organise the primary which had about 9 candidates, including the state government-backed Alhaji Mukhtar Shehu Idris who allegedly polled 310,380 votes, while Senator Kabiru Marafa came distant second with 54,607 votes in the cancelled primary. Alhaji Mahmuda Aliyu Shinkafi who scored 5,514 votes, deputy governor Alhaji Ibrahim Wakkala Muhammad who secured 517 votes.

Others are Alhaji Sagir Hamidu Gusau 102 votes, Alhaji Aminu Sani Jaji 12,039 votes, Alhaji Abu Magaji 340 votes, Alhaji Dauda Lawal Dare 5,396 votes and Brigadier General Mansur Dan Ali rtd scored 292 votes.