Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, has commended the peaceful conduct of the All Progressives Congress, APC, House of Representatives primary elections held across the state.
Zulum gave the commendation on Saturday after observing the APC primary for Gubio, Kaga, and Magumeri Federal Constituency in Magumeri.
He said the process was conducted in line with the Electoral Act and the APC constitution, which allows consensus arrangements among aspirants.
Two aspirants stepped down in favour of the incumbent lawmaker, Hon. Usman Zannah, who was subsequently affirmed as the party’s candidate.
Zulum congratulated Zannah and commended the aspirants who withdrew from the race, describing their action as a demonstration of party unity.
He also thanked APC members and residents of the constituency for their peaceful conduct during the exercise.
The governor explained that the consensus arrangement was voluntary and did not prevent any aspirant from contesting.
The Chairman of the APC Primary Elections Committee for the constituency, Hon. Yuguda Saleh Vungas, said stakeholders adopted consensus as the mode of selection and commended the peaceful conduct of the exercise.
The primary election was observed by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and APC representatives from the national headquarters.