Buhari’s Son, Yusuf Wins APC Reps Ticket in Primary Election
Yusuf Buhari won with 5,849 votes and will represent the APC in the 2027 general elections after his only challenger got 21.
- On Saturday, Yusuf Buhari, son of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari, secured the All Progressives Congress nomination for the Sandamu/Daura/Mai'adua Federal Constituency with 5,849 votes.
- Auwalu Lawan Daura, son of former Department of State Services Director-General Lawal Daura, rejected the result, alleging the primary process violated party guidelines and included non-registered members.
- With his only challenger polled 21 votes, Buhari stated, "I sincerely thank the people of Daura, Sandamu and Mai'adua for coming out in large numbers to support me."
- Abdullahi Mahmud won the Lapai Federal Constituency primary with 8,559 votes, while Professor Yakubu Auna emerged as winner for the Magama/Rijau Federal Constituency seat.
- The APC primary contests across multiple constituencies position the party's nominees for the 2027 general elections, with results spanning Niger, Katsina, and other regions.
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APC Primaries: How Yusuf Buhari defeated ex-DSS DG's son
Yusuf Buhari, son of former President Muhammadu Buhari, has emerged as the winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election in Daura/Sandamu/Mai’adua Federal Constituency seat of Katsina State. Announcing the results, the chairman of the constituency’s APC primary election committee, Lawan Garba, said Yusuf Buhari secured 17,342 votes, defeating his opponent, Auwalu Musa Daura, who polled 480 votes. Garba subsequently declared Yusu…
Yusuf Buhari Wins APC Reps Ticket in Katsina
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Yusuf Buhari, son of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari, has secured the All Progressives Congress ticket for the Sandamu/Daura/Mai’adua Federal Constituency ahead of the 2027 general elections. Yusuf Buhari emerged victorious in the APC House of Representatives primary election held on Saturday, polling 5,849 votes. He defeated his rival, Auwal Lawal […] The post Yusuf Buhari Wins APC Reps Ticket in Katsina first ap…
APC Reps Primaries Result: Benjamin Kalu, Amaewhule, Elumelu, Faleke, Obasa Also Ihonvbere, Mutu, Cubana Chief Priest, Four Imo Reps Lose Bid *Consensus Row In Abuja South; Protests In Kaduna, Jigawa, Osun, Kwara
House of Representatives Speaker Abbas Tajudeen, his deputy Benjamin Kalu, Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker Mudasiru Obasa, Yusuf Buhari (son of the late President Muhammadu Buhari) and Chairman of the House Committee on Finance James Faleke yesterday got the tickets of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to contest next year’s election into the Green Chamber of the National Assembly.Tajudeen, Kalu and Faleke are all seeking re-election whi…
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