By The All Progressives Congress has concluded senatorial primaries in parts of Kano, Kogi and Katsina states, producing Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin, former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello and Katsina Assembly Speaker Nasir Daura as candidates for the 2027 elections.
Barau emerged as the APC candidate for Kano North Senatorial District after party members endorsed him during a consensus affirmation exercise held in Bichi Local Government Area.
The exercise drew delegates and party supporters from the 13 LGAs within the district, alongside officials of the party and representatives of the Independent National Electoral Commission.
In Kogi Central, Yahaya Bello won across the five local government areas in the district to clinch the APC ticket. Results announced at the end of the exercise showed Bello polling 72,399 votes.
He secured 18,341 votes in Adavi, 10,298 in Ajaokuta, 5,146 in Ogori/Magongo, 8,943 in Okehi and 29,621 votes in Okene LGA.
His closest challengers, Ibrahim Yakubu Adoke and Momoh Yusuf Obaro, polled 319 and 188 votes respectively.
Bello is expected to face PDP hopeful Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan in the senatorial contest ahead of the 2027 general election.
In Katsina State, Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Nasir Daura, defeated Ahmed Kabir to emerge as the APC senatorial candidate for the Daura zone.
The district covers Baure, Bindawa, Daura, Dutsi, Ingawa, Kankia, Kusada, Mai’Adua, Mani, Mashi, Sandamu and Zango local government areas.
