The governor's challenger was a deputy governor of Nasarawa State and immediate past Director-General of the National Directorate of Employment.

Sani was declared winner after polling 9,105 votes in results announced from the Senechora District Cabinet Centre on May 18, 2026, where three candidates contested the primary.

Nasarawa Assembly Speaker Danladi Jatau and two serving Reps lose their return tickets in the just-concluded APC House of Representatives primaries.

“We are confident that APC is on ground and will win all our elections come 2027,” he said.

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