APC primaries: Court to hear Senator Kaura’s appeal against Shinkafi Tuesday

The Court of Appeal sitting in Sokoto has fixed Tuesday, October 6, 2026, to hear an appeal arising from the dispute over the All Progressives Congress, APC, Zamfara North Senatorial District primary election.
The case involves Senator Sahabi Ya’u Kaura and Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi.
The appellate court, in a letter referenced CA/S/239/2026, scheduled the hearing for Tuesday.
The dispute followed a judgment by the Federal High Court in Gusau, which nullified the APC senatorial primary conducted in Zamfara North on May 19, 2026.
Shinkafi had challenged the conduct of the primary, alleging irregularities and the absence of a valid APC senatorial primary in the district.
On August 31...