Shinkafi to INEC: Withdraw Yau’s name as APC senatorial candidate in Zamfara

By Luminous Jannamike
ABUJA – Following the Court of Appeal judgment upholding the nullification of the APC primary in Zamfara North Senatorial District, party chieftain and aspirant, Dr Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to withdraw Senator Sahabi Alhaji Ya’u’s name as the party’s candidate.
Shinkafi accused INEC of disregarding subsisting court judgments by continuing to publish Ya’u’s name, insisting that the commission must respect the ruling and allow a fresh primary involving all cleared aspirants.
In a statement, Shinkafi said his lawyer had written to the INEC chairman, demanding the withdrawal. The letter, dated October 2...