By-Elections: APC Clears 45 Aspirants To Contest Primaries

The All Progressives Congress has cleared 45 aspirants to justle for the party's ticket ahead of By-elections scheduled to take place in October.

Announcing the development in a statement on Tuesday, the party said that it cleared all aspirants that purchased expression of interest and nomination form to contest the party's primary elections billed to hold on  Thursday 3rd, September 2020” in the affected states.

According to the list released by APC spokesperson Yekini Nabena, about 11 aspirants will be battling to pick the party's ticket for  Imo North senatorial ticket while 7 aspirants were also cleared to contest for Ibaji state constituency’s ultimate ticket.

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While other constituencies have 3 to 5 aspirants slugging it out for the party ticket, both Lagos and Borno have unopposed aspirants for both the national and state constituencies.

However, In Lagos, the party  is looking to field former Commissioner for Finance in the state, Tokunbo Abiru and Wasiu Obafemi as its consensus candidates for Lagos East senatorial and Kosofe II state constituency bye-elections

Allnews had earlier reported that the  Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)  will be conducting the by-elections to fill 12 vacant legislative seats across 8 states in Nigeria, following the demise or resignation of the previous occupants in October.

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Ahead of the October 31 concurrent legislative by-elections scheduled by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),

— YEKINI NABENA (@ynabena) September 1, 2020