Hon. Iliya Timbuark, an astute politician has defeated a former Commissioner of Women Affairs in Kaduna State, Mr. Grace Nju Nyan to pick the ticket of Zonkwa constituency in the just concluded House of Assembly primaries of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Nju who served as Commissioner under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), recently defected to the APC to contest for the House of Assembly position.
Iliya who wins with a landslide victory polled a total votes of 103 votes beating his opponent, Mrs Nyan who gots 25 votes out of 130 valid votes cast and 2 invalid votes at the party primary, held under tight security at the Igbo Town hall Zonkwa, the headquarters of Zango Kataf LG area of Kaduna State.
It was learnt that all the five Wards that makes up Zonkwa constituency had their delegates in attendance.
The Electoral committee Chairman Victoria Sawok, announced Iliya Timbuark as the winner of the primary election.