Politics
Plateau South: APC assures conduct of free, fair bye-election
By Moses Mark
The Chairman of the All Progresssives Congress Primary Election Committee for Plateau South Senatorial District Rt. Hon. Habu Isa Ajiya has said they would conduct free and fair election that will be acceptable to not only the candidates, but all the APC delegates in Southern Zone of Plateau State.
Hon. Ajiya stated this on Thursday while briefing Journalists in Shendam LGC of the State, venue of the APC Primary elections.
He disclosed that a total of 2,117 delegates from the six Local governments Areas of the Southern Zone are expected to participate in the primary elections.
“We are here today for a family business, APC is a family and all the aspirants are members of one family the APC, so we will do our best as seven member committee to conduct free and fair elections that will be acceptable not only to the aspirants, but the entire delegates and APC members of Southern Zone”.
Member Representing Shendam, Qua’an Pan and Mikang Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Abuja, Hon. Alphonsus Komsol expressed happiness with the arrangement for the primaries, saying, APC is a united family whosoever emerge winner of the primaries will be supported during the secondary elections slated for 31st October, 2020.
“This primary elections is not a do or die, APC is one family as you can see that all arrangements is on ground, proper security around, the committee members are doing their best and I want to assure you that APC is stronger in Plateau State”.
Also speaking, the Chairman of Shendam Local Government Hon. Alex Nantuam assure that all proper arrangement by the Local government in terms of security has been properly put in place.
Plateau State Governor Barr. Simon Lalong is also from the Southern Senatorial District.
It would be recalled that the Southern Senatorial Senate seat became vacant after the death of Late Senator Ignatius Longjan in February, 2020.