Katsina: Lone female aspirant wins APC reps ticket

Jamila Abd-Mani, the only female aspirant in Katsina State, has clinched the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for next year’s election in Bindawa/Mani Federal Constituency.

Chairman of the electoral committee for the constituency, Shaif’u Audu-Duwan, announced the result after the election on Saturday in Mani Local Government Area.

According to him, results from 22 wards showed that Abd-Mani polled 24,989 votes against her opponent, Ahmed Saleh, who scored 1,256 votes.

Audu-Duwan said: “The primary election was conducted for Bindawa/Mani because consensus did not work, as two aspirants expressed interest.

“Due to the inability to agree on the consensus, two aspirants opted to go for the primaries and Jamila Abdu Mani having got the highest vote is hereby declared the winner. As such, she is now the APC candidate for Mani/Bindawa federal constituency. This shows that APC is united; we will work towards the party’s success,” he said.

In her response, Abd-Mani thanked the people of the constituency for giving her the opportunity to contest.

She also commended Governor Dikko Radda and the APC leadership in the state for allowing her to participate in the primary.

Abd-Mani appealed to constituents, especially women, to vote for her in the 2027 general elections to enable her represent their interests in the National Assembly.

She assured that: “By the grace of Almighty Allah, if elected as a member of the House of Representatives, I will use my experience to represent my constituency effectively.”