Nasarawa LG poll: APC selects chairmanship candidates
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Thirteen chairmanship candidates and one hundred and forty-eight councillorships candidates will fly APC's flag at the election This was revealed during the submission of the report of the internal electoral committee of the Party to the state APC Chairman, Dr. Aliyu Bello and his exco in Lafia on Friday, for onward submission to the Nasarawa State Electoral Commission, NASIEC.
By NKUMAH BANKONG-OBI/Lafia
The All Progressives Congress, APC has selected its chairmanship and councillorship candidates ahead of the November 2, local council elections in Nasarawa State.
Thirteen chairmanship and 148 councillorships candidates will fly APC’s flag at the election
This was revealed during the submission of the report of the internal electoral committee of the Party to the state APC Chairman, Dr. Aliyu Bello and his exco in Lafia on Friday, for onward submission to the Nasarawa State Electoral Commission, NASIEC.
Chairman of the Committee, Tanimu Adabson said the outcome was a culmination of the contributions of critical stakeholders of the Party, aspirants and party faithful.
He said his committee as well as the aspirants followed the decisions taken by the critical stakeholders who were earlier tasked with selecting candidates for the polls, across the Local government areas.
He said the selection process was based in a consensus system, one of several ways of conducting primaries as prescribed by the Party’s constitution.
“We chose to go by consensus because the Party constitution in Article 20, provides that primaries can go by direct or indirect. By consensus, we mean that stakeholders or other very important members of the Party could sit down together and deliberate on how to bring the best candidate that would run the affairs of the local government areas,” he averred.
The successful candidates and the LGAs as presented by the committee include:
Sefiyanu Isa Andaha Akwanga
Abubakar Dan Akano Awe
Jonathan Okuba Addra Doma
Abubakar Aliyu Madaki Karu
Adamu Usman Aboki Keana
Idris Ahmed Damagani Keffi
Bitrus Mek Agbawu Kokona
Mohammed Haliru Arabo Lafia
Mohammed Hassan Ahmed Nasarawa
Iliya Ibn Aliyu Nasarawa-Eggon
Isa Mohammed Sani Obi
Murtala Usman Danmadami Toto
Ezekiel Musa Jaga Wamba
I his response, Dr. Bello challenged the candidates to begin the campaign in earnest. He said the process was transparent and the list drawn up based on consensus and affirmation.
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