Yusuf Buhari Wins APC Primary in Katsina Constituency, Challenger Rejects Result

Yusuf Buhari, son of Nigeria’s late former President Muhammadu Buhari, won the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary for the Daura Sandamu Maiadua Federal Constituency in Katsina State, securing the party’s flag bearer spot for the forthcoming general elections. The result was announced on Saturday in Daura by Lawan Garba, chairman of the constituency’s APC primary election committee, who said Yusuf Buhari polled 17,342 votes to defeat Auwalu Musa Daura, who recorded 480 votes.

Following the declaration, Yusuf Buhari thanked party members and supporters across the constituency and urged unity within the APC. He said he would work with stakeholders to help the party win the 2027 polls, adding that he would “embrace everyone and carry all party members along” so the APC can be successful. In an earlier message during the exercise, Yusuf Buhari described what he said was a landslide win, posting in Hausa that he had secured a strong mandate.

Auwalu Lawan Daura, the main challenger and the son of a former Director-General of the Department of State Services, rejected the outcome, alleging the primary did not follow APC guidelines. Speaking shortly after the exercise, he said the...