Kogi: APC clears Yahaya Bello, others for senatorial primaries

The All Progressives Congress, APC, National Assembly Screening Committee has cleared erstwhile Kogi politician Yahaya and Kogi West senator Sunday Karimi.

Bello and Karimi were cleared for the party’s senatorial superior scheduled for Monday.

The committee approved 17 aspirants crossed the state’s 3 senatorial districts for the primaries.

Bello, whose eligibility had been the taxable of speculation successful caller days, was officially confirmed aft his sanction appeared arsenic fig 13 connected the database of cleared aspirants for the Kogi Central Senatorial District race.

The erstwhile politician is expected to conflict Momoh Yusuf Obaro and Ibrahim Yakubu Adoke for the Kogi Central ticket.

In Kogi West, incumbent Karimi emerged arsenic the statement campaigner aft a stakeholders’ gathering chaired by Governor Usman Ododo astatine the Government House successful Lokoja.

Although six different aspirants, including erstwhile legislator Smart Adeyemi and Aro Bamidele were besides cleared by the committee, governmental observers judge Karimi remains the frontrunner pursuing the statement arrangement.

For Kogi East Senatorial District, 7 aspirants were cleared to contention the APC primary. They see incumbent Senator Isah Echocho, Joseph Ameh and Murtala Ajaka.

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