Sept. 3, Legislative By-Elections: We Have No Anointed Aspirants – APC

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BY SEGUN ADEBAYO, ABUJA – The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday said that it has no preferred, pre-determined or anointed aspirants amongst the aspirants cleared to contest the September 3  Party Primary Election to elect the candidates for the October 31 concurrent legislative by-elections scheduled to be conducted across eight states of the Federation.

This is as it announced that its Appeal Committees constituted by the Governor Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary National Convention Planning Committee has cleared all Party aspirants to contest the September 3  Primary Election to elect the party’s candidates for the October 31 concurrent legislative by-elections scheduled to be conducted across eight states of the Federation.

The party assured that it will continue to give all aspirants a level playing field while also ensuring that only those with impeccable records and are popularly elected are presented as APC candidates in all elections.

A statement by the Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena said that the clarification comes in reaction to a statement by an APC Chieftain, Chief Okoi Obono-Obla alleging an attempt to “foist” a predetermined candidate in the forthcoming Cross River North Senatorial District by-elections.

According to the APC; “Under the Governor Mai Mala Buni-led caretaker committee, the Party is already moving in a new and progressive direction whereby things are done properly and internal democracy is the norm”.

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