Kogi guber: INEC confirms Yahaya Bello as APC’s choice for polls

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has confirmed that the All Progressives Congress, APC has submitted the name of Yahaya Bello as its candidate for replacement of Abubakar Audu in the Kogi State supplementary election due for Saturday.

Nick Dazang, the INEC Deputy Director of Publicity, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Abuja.

Dazang, however, did not disclose when the commission received the request.

APC Picked Bello to replace Late Abubakar Audu as its Governorship Candidate because he came second in the APC gubernatorial primaries.

The deceased's running mate, James Faleke who claimed to be the right inheritors of the votes was dropped.

Supporters of the two contenders on Monday evening clashed at the Wuse, Abuja headquarters of the party as they waited for the party’s decision.