The All Progressives Congress has adopted a loyalist of Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, Usman Banye, as its candidate for the Rimi/Charanchi/Batagarawa Federal Constituency ahead of the 2027 general elections.
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Banye emerged during the APC primary held on Saturday in Charanchi after two other aspirants withdrew from the race.
Banye emerged during the APC primary held on Saturday in Charanchi after two other aspirants withdrew from the race.
Party stakeholders, members and supporters had gathered at the Rimi Local Government Secretariat for the primary election.
The two other aspirants later submitted withdrawal letters, a move endorsed by party leaders and stakeholders across the constituency.
Radda, who attended the exercise, thereafter raised Banye’s hand before party supporters, signalling his emergence as the party’s consensus candidate.
Earlier, the Katsina APC Chairman, Bashir Gambo Saulawa, said the Electoral Act recognised both direct primaries and consensus arrangements for candidate selection.
According to him, consensus remains preferable where aspirants reach agreement because it promotes unity and reduces disputes within the party.
Also speaking, the Chairman of the APC Consensus Screening Committee for House of Representatives aspirants in the state, Yakubu Maccido, described the exercise as peaceful and transparent.
Similarly, the Chairman of the Constituency Consensus Committee, Tasiu Dandagoro, said Banye emerged after the other aspirants voluntarily stepped down in the interest of party unity.
Meanwhile, the APC primary for the Daura/Sandamu/Mai’adua Federal Constituency had yet to conclude as of the time of filing this report amid reports that Yusuf Buhari, son of former President Muhammadu Buhari, was facing opposition from another aspirant, Awual Daura.
