APC hails conduct of Reps, Senate primaries in Plateau, declares winners

By Henry Nnam

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said its primaries for Senate and House of Representatives seats across Plateau were conducted peacefully and transparently across various constituencies and senatorial zones of the state.

Mrs Stella Oketete, Chairman of the Primary Election Committee for the state said this while announcing winners of the primaries on Tuesday night in Jos.

She said that the party’s candidates for house of representatives included; Beni Lar, Langtang North/Langtang South, Dachung Bagos, Jos South/Jos East, Abubakar Shaibu, Jos North/Bassa and Yusuf Gagdi, Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam Federal Constituencies.

Other candidates she said were, Ishaya Lalu, Mangu/Bokkos, Dalyop Fom, Barkin Ladi/Riyom, Joe Dashe, Mikang/Qua’an Pan/Shendam and Idris Wase, Wase federal constituencies of the state.

Oketete also declared Sen. Simon Lalong as the candidate for Plateau South, David Barji, Plateau Central and Simon Mwadkwon, Plateau North senatorial districts.

The chairman thanked Gov. Caleb Mutfwang for the support and cooperation that enabled her committee to carry out it’s function successfully.

(NAN)