APC Clears Yahaya Bello, Sunday Karimi for Kogi Senatorial Primaries Ahead of Monday Vote

The All Progressives Congress (APC) screening committee has cleared former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello and incumbent Senator Sunday Karimi, along with 15 other aspirants, to contest the party’s senatorial primaries scheduled for Monday in Kogi State.

Bello, whose candidacy had sparked recent speculation, appeared as number 13 on the cleared list for the Kogi Central district. He will face Momoh Yusuf Obaro and Ibrahim Yakubu Adoke for the ticket.

In Kogi West, Senator Sunday Karimi emerged as the consensus candidate following a stakeholders’ meeting led by Governor Usman Ododo. Despite six other cleared aspirants including former Senator Smart Adeyemi Karimi is seen as the frontrunner.

Kogi East will see seven cleared aspirants, including incumbent Senator Isah Echocho, Joseph Ameh, and Murtala Ajaka.

Meanwhile, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has produced its House of Representatives candidates via consensus in several Kogi federal constituencies.

Notable winners include former lawmaker Abdulrahman Badamasuiy (Okehi/Adavi), Mohammed A. Etudaiye (Okene/Ogori-Magongo), and Lawal Idrisu (Ajaokuta). Badamasuiy promised to leverage his legislative experience to attract development projects.