81 aspirants are vying for the 11 tickets of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Benue State in today’s primaries for the 2027 House of Representatives election.
Benue State comprised 11 federal constituencies with 14 aspirants, including the incumbent Rep Sesoo Gboko, contesting the APC ticket for Vandeikya/Konshisha (Jechira) Federal Constituency election.
The incumbent governor of Benue State, Fr. Hyacinth Alia, who is also seeking reelection, is from Vandeikya, while the incumbent representative is from Konshisha.
Makurdi/Guma Federal Constituency follows with 12 aspirants while Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo Federal Constituency comes last with three aspirants.
No consensus has been reached in any of the constituencies, opening the tickets for direct primaries.
This is not the first time, in this Republic, that direct primaries will be conducted by the APC for the purpose of nominating candidates for general elections. The first time was prior to the 2023 general election.
