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Bye-elections: APC Begins Screening Of Candidates In 8 States, Releases Details

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The All Progressives Congress, APC will commence the screening of candidates for the forthcoming legislative bye-elections on Wednesday.

The elections slated for 31 October by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), will hold simultaneously in eight states of the federation.

According the APC deputy publicity secretary, Mr. Yekini Nabena who released the party’s schedule of activities for the legislative by-elections, Tuesday, the elections will hold in Bayelsa, Borno, Cross River, Imo, Lagos, Plateau, Zamfara and Kogi states. Bye-election

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The election in Bayelsa will be for Bayelsa Central Senatorial District and Bayelsa West Senatorial District.

He noted that INEC will conduct two bye-elections in Borno House of Assembly, in Nganzai and Bayo state constituencies.

In Cross River, a bye-election will hold in Cross River North senatorial district and Obudu state constituency.

Others are: Imo North Senatorial District, Lagos East Senatorial District, Kosofe II State Constituency in Lagos State, Plateau South Senatorial District, Bakura State Constituency in Zamfara State and Ibaji State Constituency in Kogi State.

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According to the schedule, the screening of aspirants will take place between Wednesday August 26th, 2020 – Thursday August 27th, 2020, while publication of claims and objections will be on Friday 28th August, 2020.