Nigeria, May 22 -- Kogi East Senator, Isah Jibrin, has declared himself the authentic candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2027 senatorial election despite the outcome of the party's primary election, which showed he lost.

Mr Jibrin issued a personally signed statement confirming he won on Thursday, three days after losing the primary election.

The senator chairs the Senate Committee on Customs and also heads the ad hoc committee investigating the N30 trillion Ways and Means loan obtained by the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

Mr Jibrin lost the APC primary conducted on Monday to determine the party's candidate for the 2027 senatorial election in Kogi East....