File photo: Sani Shinkafi
Former governorship candidate in Zamfara State, Sani Shinkafi, on Thursday wrote the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, protesting the alleged “imposition” of Senator Sahabi Yau as the sole candidate for the Zamfara North senatorial seat.
In the petition made available to journalists in Abuja, Shinkafi vowed to drag the party to court over his exclusion from the primary election, which he claimed was orchestrated by top political actors in the state, as well as some former and serving governors.
He lamented that the process leading to the senatorial primaries was not conducted in line with democratic principles, the APC constitution, and provisions of the Electoral Act 2026, insisting that the arrangement amounted to imposition rather than consensus.
The petition read, “It became necessary for me to request your immediate intervention against this impunity, injustice, flagrant disregard for the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended, Electoral Act 2026 and the constitution of our great party, All Progressives Congress.
