Shinkafi Alleges Gross Illegalities In APC Senatorial Primary, Demands Cancellation

An aspirant for Zamfara North Senatorial District on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi (Wamban Shinkafi), has petitioned the National Working Committee (NWC) of the celebration over alleged gross non-compliance and illegalities within the purported main election held on November 2, 2026.

In a press release issued on Wednesday, Shinkafi, who described himself as a frontline aspirant, stated the train carried out throughout the 4 native authorities areas of the district – Birnin-Magaji, Shinkafi, Kaura-Namoda and Zurmi – was marred by irregularities and a complete breakdown of statutory process.

According to him, moderately than a clear and credible train, what transpired was an orchestrated administrative ambush characterised by subversion of celebration pointers and fabrication of phantom outcomes.

He listed the grounds of non-compliance as: Non-availability of official voting supplies: Original, serialised, and security-printed end result sheets and official celebration registers had been systematically withheld throughout wards, whereas unauthorised photocopied sheets surfaced at unauthorised areas after members had dispersed. This violates Section B(iii)k-L of the APC Guidelines for Direct and Consensus Primaries.

“Total absence of accreditation:* No accreditation happened as APC membership playing cards weren’t verified towards the NWC-certified register, thereby disenfranchising 1000’s of celebration members, opposite to Sections B(i) and B(iii)f,g,h of the rules.
Short discover and communication blackout: The election administration staff created logistical confusion by way of conflicting timelines, unannounced venue alterations and an data blackout.
“Hijack by armed actors: Designated voting centres had been allegedly besieged and hijacked by unauthorised armed state and non-state actors, together with irregular safety particulars and closely armed troopers. Shinkafi stated his brokers had been intimidated and pushed away with gunshots. This violates Section 96(5)&(6), Section 97(1), Section 132 and Section 27(3) of the Electoral Act, 2026.

“Usurpation by unauthorised collation officers: The main was unlawfully supervised by self-appointed Local Government Collation Officers (LGCOs) by no means deployed by the NWC, in violation of Section C(iii) of the APC Guidelines.

“Covert collation exterior official centres:* Results had been clandestinely generated in personal areas, excluding accredited brokers, in violation of Section C(iii)(a-b) and Section C(vii)(d).
“Exclusion of brokers: Agents had been denied entry and copies of end result sheets, opposite to Sections B(iii)b and B(ii)a.

Shinkafi additional cited Sections 84-88 of the Electoral Act, 2026, which stipulate that the place a celebration fails to adjust to the Act and its structure, the candidate so produced shall not be included within the election.

He additionally stated the train was marred by conflicting declarations, with the Chairman of the Committee, a retired army officer, declaring Sen. Sahabi the winner. In distinction, a member declared Sen. Tijjani Yahaya Kaura the winner.

He clarified that there was by no means any consensus association between him and Sen. Tijjani or any aspirant.

Shinkafi subsequently demanded quick nullification of the purported main throughout the 4 LGAs; setting apart of any purported nominee and refusal to transmit any title to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC);

“Ordering a fresh, transparent direct primary across the four LGAs, monitored by INEC and conducted by an untainted panel appointed by the NWC; and
Sanction of errant actors who compromised the integrity of the party.”

He stated if the calls for are usually not honoured, he would search redress in courtroom.