By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab
Hon. Shehu Tijjani Bin Ebaiya has secured the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to contest for the Kogi State House of Assembly, Lokoja One Constituency seat in the 2027 general election after emerging unopposed in the party’s primary election held on Wednesday, May 20.
Bin Ebaiya was returned through an affirmation process by registered APC members across the five wards that make up the constituency.
The exercise, which took place simultaneously in the five electoral wards, commenced at about 10 a.m. and witnessed a large turnout of party members.
The affirmation process was conducted peacefully across the constituency.
At Ward B, Malam Yaba Bologi, the APC Returning Officer for the ward, informed party members that according to documents made available to him by the APC leadership in Lokoja Local Government Area, Hon. Shehu Tijjani Bin Ebaiya was the only aspirant who purchased the nomination form and was cleared to contest for the Lokoja One Constituency seat in the Kogi State House of Assembly.
Following the announcement, APC members at the ward unanimously affirmed Bin Ebaiya as the party’s candidate for the 2027 election. Similar exercises were conducted in the remaining four wards of the constituency.
Speaking during the exercise, APC leader in Ward B, Comrade Sulaiman Ndalayi Abdullahi, described the outcome of the primary as a reflection of the lawmaker’s popularity and acceptance among the people.
He noted that Bin Ebaiya has distinguished himself as a leader with listening ears and expressed confidence that the APC candidate would record victory at the general election.
Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) monitored the exercise across the wards.
In his remarks, Hon. Bin Ebaiya thanked APC members in Lokoja One Constituency for affirming him as the party’s candidate, assuring them of improved representation.
He pledged to continue working for the development of the constituency and called on party members and residents to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo, and all APC candidates in the 2027 general elections.
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