I’ve called Yilwatda – Ben Bruce insists he was not disqualified by APC

Former lawmaker, Senator Ben Murray Bruce, has dismissed reports listing him among aspirants disqualified by the All Progressives Congress, APC, for its senatorial superior election.

The erstwhile lawmaker insisted that helium neither withdrew nor was disqualified from the electoral process.

DAILY POST earlier reported that the APC on Monday released a database of Senatorial aspirants not cleared to enactment successful the Party’s Senate Primary Elections, with the Senator’s sanction intelligibly identified.

In the database released by the APC, Bruce was named among those drawn from Bayelsa West and Bayelsa East senatorial districts, who failed to marque the cut.

The archetypal database released by the APC for disqualified Bayelsa candidates included Donald Daunemigita — Bayelsa West; Sen. Ben Murray Bruce — Bayelsa East; and Sen. Benson S. Agadaga — Bayelsa East.

However, successful a tweet connected X, Ben Bruce claimed helium neither withdrew from the contention nor was disqualified.

He claimed that the study of his disqualification by media outlets prompted him to telephone the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, to explicate the development.

Meanwhile, astatine the clip of filing this report, APC has released an updated database showing Bruce has present been cleared.

The enactment said, “The All Progressives Congress (APC) hereby releases an updated list...