Jamila Abd-Mani, the only female aspirant in Katsina State, has been declared winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election for the Bindawa/Mani Federal Constituency.
Chairman of the electoral committee for the constituency, Shaif’u Audu-Duwan, announced the result after the election on Saturday.
The election was held in Mani Local Government Area.
According to him, after collating results from 22 wards, Abd-Mani polled 24,989 votes against her opponent, Ahmed Saleh, who scored 1,256 votes.
The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that the APC in Katsina adopted a consensus approach but allowed primaries where necessary.
Audu-Duwan said: “The primary election was conducted for Bindawa/Mani because consensus did not work, as two aspirants expressed interest.
“Therefore, we declared Abd-Mani the APC candidate for the constituency. This shows that APC is united, and we will work towards the party’s success.”
In her response, Abd-Mani thanked the people of the constituency for giving her the opportunity to contest.
She also commended Governor Dikko Radda and the APC leadership in the state for allowing her to participate in the primary.
Abd-Mani appealed to constituents, especially women, to vote for her in the 2027 general election to enable her to represent their interests in the National Assembly.
She assured: “By the grace of Almighty Allah, if elected as a member of the House of Representatives, I will use my experience to represent my constituency effectively.”
NAN also reports that for the Charanchi/Rimi/Batagarawa Constituency, Usman Banye was reaffirmed as the APC consensus candidate.
Similarly, Salisu Majigiri, the current member representing Mashi/Dutsi in the House of Representatives, was reaffirmed as the party’s candidate for the seat.
