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After Days of in-fighting and raising of dusts between the
running mate of the late Abubakr Audu, James Faleke and Yahaya Bello, on who
will replace Audu, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has
confirmed request made by the All Progressives Congress for the nomination of
Bello for the supplementary election in Kogi state.
Bello will be flying the APC flag in the December 5 rerun
election after the party has settled for him as the suitable replacement for
its late candidate, The Nation reports.
This confirmation was made by the INEC deputy director in
charge of publicity, Nick Dazang.
Dazang said: “They have sent the name of their replacement
candidate, the second runner-up in their primaries that is Yahaya Bello, to the
commission.”
The INEC spokesman did not state when the request was made
for the substitution of the name of Bello as it standard flag bearer.
He stated that the electoral body is poised to conduct the
Kogi supplementary and Bayelsa gubernatorial elections on Saturday, December 5.
“The commission is committed to conduct the two elections,
that is why in respect of kogi, despite what happened, we came out with public
notice inviting the APC to submit its replacement candidate for the election,”
Dazang explained.
Meanwhile, earlier today, November 30, there reports of
clashes between the supporters of Bello and Faleke as speculation was rift that
the former might be picked as the APC governorship candidate for the
forthcoming Kogi state supplementary polls.
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