A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, has declared his intention to run for the Zamfara North Senatorial seat in the 2027 general election.
Shinkafi, a former governorship aspirant in the state, said that since the inception of democracy in 1999, the people of Zamfara North Senatorial District have lacked effective, efficient, and purposeful representation in the Senate.
He said this has denied the people the desired dividends of democracy.
He also noted that the Senate position has remained in one area of the senatorial district, depriving other local government areas in the zone of the opportunity to produce a senator, as obtainable in other senatorial districts.
The people of Zamfara North are said to be demanding that the senatorial seat be zoned to Shinkafi Local Government in the interest of justice, fair play, equity, and inclusivity.
“This will foster unity, peace, progress, and advancement of Zamfara North, which has been marginalised for long by previous administrations in the state,” Shinkafi said.
Sani Shinkafi, who served as Patron of the Tinubu–Shettima Presidential Campaign Council 2023; former National Secretary of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA); Secretary of the APGA Board of Trustees (BoT); Deputy Chairman of the Matawalle Governorship Campaign Council 2023, Zamfara State; and currently the Executive Secretary of Patriots for the Advancement of Peace and Social Development, said he will bring his wealth of experience in national and state politics to transform his senatorial zone.
He said Zamfara State is an APC stronghold and expressed confidence that the party will win all elective positions in the state and deliver President Tinubu in 2027, as it did in the 2023 presidential election.
