The All Progressives Congress, APC, 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.
Banye emerged during the party’s primary election 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 exercise before the withdrawal of the other contenders.
The withdrawal letters submitted by the aspirants were subsequently endorsed by party leaders and stakeholders across the constituency.
Governor Radda, who attended the primary, raised Banye’s hand before party supporters, signalling his emergence as the APC consensus candidate for the constituency.
Speaking at the event, Katsina APC Chairman, Bashir Gambo Saulawa, said the Electoral Act recognises both direct primaries and consensus arrangements for candidate selection.
According to him, consensus remains a preferred option where aspirants reach mutual agreement because it promotes party unity and reduces internal disputes.
Also speaking, the Chairman of the APC Consensus Screening Committee for House of Representatives aspirants in the state, Yakubu Maccido, described the process as peaceful and transparent.
Similarly, the Chairman of the Constituency Consensus Committee, Tasiu Dandagoro, said Banye emerged after other aspirants voluntarily stepped down in the interest of party unity.
Meanwhile, the APC primary election for the Daura/Sandamu/Mai’adua Federal Constituency was still ongoing at the time of filing this report amid reports of opposition against Yusuf Buhari, son of former President Muhammadu Buhari, by another aspirant, Awual Daura.