Kogi governorship election: Yahaya Bello picks nomination forms as he seeks 2nd term
The Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello, has picked his expression of interest and nomination forms for November 16 governorship election at the National Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja.
The governor who came with a large group of his supporters to the secretariat was received by the APC director of organisation, Abubakar Kyari, the Nation reports. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed November 16 for the governorship election on Kogi and Bayelsa states. Meanwhile, the APC has released the timetable and schedule of activities for the conduct of the 2019 governorship primaries to select its flag bearers for November 16 Kogi and Bayelsa governorship poll. The ruling party said this in a statement signed by its national organising secretary, Emma Ibediro in Abuja on Tuesday, July 9. Ibediro said that the timetable and schedule for the conduct of primaries are in line with the provision of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) and the INEC guidelines. “In line with the provision of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) and INEC guidelines, the APC hereby releases this time-table and schedule of activities for the conduct of the 2019 Governorship Primary Elections in Kogi and Bayelsa states, he said.
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