The All Progressives Congress in Kaduna State has announced the results of its House of Representatives primary elections, with Abbas Tajudeen winning unopposed for the Zaria Federal Constituency. Tajudeen received 930 votes, the only candidate in the race, and was declared winner in accordance with party guidelines. Yakubu Hosseini, chairman of the APC House of Representatives Primary Election Committee, made the announcement at the party's state secretariat in Kaduna.
Hosseini stated that Tajudeen "having satisfied the requirements of APC Constitution and Guidelines and scored the highest number of votes, is hereby declared the winner of the primary election and is returned elected as the party's House of Representatives candidate." The primary elections covered multiple federal constituencies across the state. In Zango Kataf/Jaba, Amos Gwamna Magaji emerged through consensus after polling 1,930 votes.
Samaila Abdul Suleiman won the Kaduna North ticket with 3,049 votes, defeating Abdulaziz Abubakar Kaka, who scored 65, and Abubakar Mahmoud, who polled 96. Benjamin Gugong won Kaura Federal Constituency with 1,085 votes against Donatus Mathieu's 255. Mukhtar Zakarin Chiawai was named consensus candidate for Kauru Federal Constituency with 1,750 votes.
Felix Joseph Bagudu secured the Kachia Federal Constituency nomination with 1,580 votes. Daniel Amos was declared winner for Jema'a/Sanga Federal Constituency. Gabriel Salle emerged victorious in Kagarko/Kachia Federal Constituency after meeting party requirements. Sadiq Ango Abdullahi, son of Prof. Ango Abdullahi, won his constituency's primary with 920 votes.
Other winners included Muhammad Jallo, who scored 1,171 votes, and Bashir Suleiman Juntu, who received 1,787 votes in their respective races. Kaduna State APC Chairman Atiku Sanke accepted the results and declared the exercise concluded. Officials from the Independent National Electoral Commission were present and received collated results from the various constituencies.
Abbas Tajudeen faces no opposition in a primary where rivals scored as low as 65 votes in other constituencies, raising questions about internal competition. His unopposed return contrasts with contested races elsewhere in the same state under the same party rules. This lack of challenge in Zaria occurs while APC members in Kaduna North and Kaura engage in competitive voting. The result suggests a hierarchy within the party where some incumbents are insulated from scrutiny.
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