May 20, 2026

By Idris Salisu, Gusau

For his exclusion to clear off in the Senatorial Primary, the Zamfara North Senatorial aspirant of All Progressive Congress (APC), Dr. Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, vowed to challenge the process in court.

Shinkafi, raised concerned over excluding cleared aspirants and opted for the affirmation of anointed candidates, describing the move as political banditry in the state.

Addressing newsmen on Tuesday in Gusau on Tuesday, Dr Shinkafi described the process as “imposition of candidates and political banditry, alleging that Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, arrived in Zamfara with a private jet alongside past and present governors to enforce the directive.