Kogi: 27 jostle to replace Audu

The death of the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prince Abubakar Audu and the directive by the electoral umpire to the party to conduct a fresh primary has opened another floodgate of aspirants, as about 27 aspirants have indicated their readiness to contest the primary.
Though the party, APC has not indicated when the supposed primary will hold ahead of the supplementary election slated for the 5th of December by the Independent National Electoral Commision (INEC) aspirants are already working round the clock in their bid to replace the late Audu.

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The aspirants include Alhaji Yahaya Bello, Senator Abatemi Usman, Alhaji Sanusi Abubakar (Gamji), Adinoyi Onukaba-Ojo and Sadiq Adaba (Kogi Central); Suleiman Baba Ali, Otunba Suleiman Lanre, Dr Yakeen Abdullahi, Rotimi Obadofin, Olusola Olumoroti and Clarence Obafemi (Kogi West) and Sani Shu’aibu, Air Vice Marshal Atawodi Saliu and Hadiza Ibrahim.
Others are Abdullahi Suleiman, Yakubu Mohammed, Senator Yahaya Ugbane, James Ocholi (SAN), Abutu Ejeh, Hussain Idris, Sunday Edibo, Dr. Tim Nda Diche, Aliyu Jiya, Alex Kadiri and Usman Mainyanga (Kogi East).

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