Legislative By-elections: APC’ll Accept Only Credible Candidates – Buni

Ahead of the October 31 concurrent legislative by-elections across some states in the country, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said it will only accept credible candidates for the polls.

Caretaker Chairman of the party, Mai Mala Buni, stated this while inaugurating the party’s Screening and Appeal Committees for the by-elections at the APC National Secretariat, Abuja.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had fixed October 31 as date for the conduct of the by-elections across eight states of the federation.

The elections became necessary due to either death or resignation of former occupants of the seats.

Represented by the Secretary of the caretaker committee, John Akpan Udoedeghe, Buni, who is also the Governor of Yobe State, called on the screening committee to be fair to all the aspirants and ensure that only the candidates with clean records were chosen as candidates of the party.

According to Buni, the party is moving in a new direction and will ensure that things are done properly.

The committee has the mandate of screening candidates for the by-elections.

In his response on behalf of other members of the committee, a former minister, Stephen Ocheni, assured that the members of the two committees would discharge their assignment with fairness and a sense of responsibility.

Ocheni thanked the national leadership of the party for the confidence reposed in them and for giving them the task to work on behalf of the party.

According to the party’s schedule of activities for the legislative by-elections, the following will take place.

Screening of Aspirants: Wednesday August 26th, 2020 – Thursday August 27th, 2020.

Publication of Claims and Objections: Friday 28th August, 2020

Screening Appeal: Tuesday 1st, September, 2020

Primary Election: Thursday 3rd, September, 2020

Election Appeal: Saturday 5th, September, 2020