Writing by Aliyu Muraki; Editing by BASIRAT MEMUDU
The Nasarawa State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress-APC says it will fully participate in the upcoming local government election slated for November second of next month in the State.
The State Chairman of the Party, Alhaji Aliyu Bello, announced this at an expanded stakeholders meeting held at the government house in Lafia, the State Capital.
Alhaji Aliyu Bello said they had adopted consensus candidates for all the positions in line with the provisions of their party’s constitution.
He directed stakeholders from the various electoral wards and local government areas to engage with aspirants and forward three names for chairmanship in each area for onward consideration.
According to him, the Party has fixed October 16 for its primaries to elect their chairmanship flag bearers and October 14 for primaries to elect councillorship flag bearers in the state.
He announced that the nomination form for the chairmanship position is N5 million and N1 million for expression of interest as well as the nomination form for the councillorship post is N1.5 million and N400,000 for expression of interest.
The state chairman added that the screening of aspirants would begin on October 7-10, while appeals arising from the primaries on October 17, and names of successful candidates would be submitted to the electoral body on 18.
Also speaking at the meeting, Governor Abdullahi Sule advised the aspirants to put the interest of the party over all other interests and know that leadership comes from God.
The Governor called on the leaders of the party in the State to work together for the success of all the candidates in the election and challenged them to exhibit maturity and desist from anything that would destabilize the party.
He appreciated the stakeholders for attending the meeting to strategize on ways to ensure that their candidates succeed in the forthcoming local government election.
The meeting was attended by the Former National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress-APC, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, Former Governor, Senator Umaru Al-Makura, former Speaker of the House of Assembly, and members.
Others are National Assembly members of the party, former elected and appointed members of the party, and party officials from the state to electoral wards, among others.
