The All Progressives Congress (APC) is set to hold its primaries for vacancies in National and State assemblies on Saturday, January 6, 2024.
APC disclosed its primary elections will take place in Lagos, Ondo, Kebbi, Taraba, Yobe, Benue, Kaduna, Ebonyi, and Borno States.
The elections will precede the conduct of by-elections into federal constituencies and vacant senatorial seats by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on February 3, 2023.
Most of the vacancies arose due to the appointment of National Assembly members to executive positions by President Bola Tinubu.
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Five serving members were appointed to his cabinet, including the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, Minister of Police Affairs, Ibrahim Gaidam, Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila, Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, and Minister of State for Education, Tanko Sununu.
Umahi and Gaidam represented Ebonyi South and Yobe East in the Senate, respectively, while Gbajabiamila served as the legislator for Surulere I Federal Constituency of Lagos State.
Sununu and Tunji-Ojo were members of the House representing Yauri/Shanga/Ngaski Federal Constituency of Kebbi State and Akoko North-east/Akoko North-west Federal Constituency of Ondo State, respectively.
In addition to the vacancies, there is also a vacancy in Taraba State’s Jalingo/Yorro/Zing Federal Constituency following the death of Isma’ila Maihanchi.
Vacancies also occurred in the state assemblies of Kaduna, Benue, and Borno states.
