By Ibrahim Muhammad
Dr Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi an APC stalwart and aspirant to the Zamfara north Senatorial primary election recently conducted has pleag to approach court to seek redress as a result of the fallout of the primary election held in zamfara north Senatorial election.
Dr Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi stated this while addressing thousand of his supporters drawn from the four local government affected, Shinkafi, Zurmi, Kaura Namoda and Birnin Magaji in Gusau at Taula arena
He said the purported primary election failed every basic legal and operational benchmark of a democratic exercise on the following fundamental grounds:
Dr Sani Abdullahi said the election was blatant violation of standard electoral operations, original, serialized, and security-printed result sheets (Forms EC8A/EC8B equivalents) and official party registers were systematically withheld across the designated voting wards of Birnin-Magaji, Shinkafi, Kaura Namoda, and Zurmi. Instead, unauthorized and photocopied sheets were surfaced at unauthorized locations hours after party members had dispersed. These directly violates Section B(iii)k-L (which mandates that candidate scores be correctly entered on the APC official result sheet, and explicitly states: “Any result not recorded on the official result sheet shall be void and shall not be accepted”). It also breaches Section C(vii) paragraph (a) governing the proper handling and collation of original copies of senatorial result forms.
He said the exercise was marred by controversies, based on which 2 candidates were declared. The Chairman of the Committee who is a retired military man and a friend to one of the candidates declared Sen Sahabi Ya’u while a member of the Committee declared Sen Tijjani Yahaya.
He said base on the substantiated illegalities, widespread Irregularities, and flagrant breach of both statutory and party laws,
Dr. Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi places the following demands before the National Chairman, the National Working Committee (NWC), and the National Election Appeals Committee of the All Progressives Congress:
Immediate Nullification of the Exercise: A formal declaration that the purported APC Zamfara North Senatorial District Primary Election held across Birnin-Magaji, Shinkafi, Kaura Namoda, and Zurmi Local Government Areas is irregular, invalid, null,void, and of no legal consequence whatsoever.
An immediate directive setting aside, discarding, and refusing any submission or transmission of the name of the purported winner/declared candidate to INEC as the standard-bearer for the Zamfara North Senatorial District.
An order directing the conduct of a fresh, transparent direct primary election across the four constituent LGAs of the Zamfara North Senatorial District, strictly monitored by INEC and conducted by an untainted, duly authorized panel appointed by the NWC.
The immediate institution of disciplinary proceedings against the unauthorized individuals and collation officials who compromised the integrity of the party by fabricating unlawful returns.
He further said rule of law and democracy must prevail to protect the electoral fortunes of the All Progressives Congress in Zamfara North.
Dr Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi emphasis that if the demands are not honored, he will approach a court to law to seek redress against Sen. Sahabi Ya’u and Sen. Tijjani Kaura
