Hands INEC Nomination Forms to Benue Assembly Candidates, Urges Grassroots Campaigns By Otaha J. Superpraiz


MAKURDI – Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia, has presented Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) nomination forms to candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2027 Benue State House of Assembly elections, urging them to intensify grassroots mobilisation ahead of the polls.

The presentation, held on Saturday at the APC State Secretariat in Makurdi, was attended by the state chairman of the party, Chief Benjamin Omale, and other party leaders.

Governor Alia congratulated the candidates on their emergence from the party's recently concluded primaries and charged them to embark on issue-based campaigns capable of securing victories for the APC in the 2027 general elections.

He expressed confidence that the party would retain power in Benue and record victories in the presidential, governorship, National Assembly and State House of Assembly elections through unity, commitment and sustained engagement with the electorate.

Among the APC candidates from the Igede-speaking area who received their nomination forms were the Majority Whip of the Benue State House of Assembly and member representing Oju II (Uwokwu) State Constituency, Cyril Ikong; John Arubi Peepet, candidate for Oju I State Constituency; and Moses Egbodo, candidate for Obi State Constituency.

Speaking after receiving his nomination form, Ikong congratulated his fellow candidates and urged them to maintain peaceful relationships with candidates of other political parties throughout the electioneering period.

Members of APC candidates collecting their nominations form in Government house Makurdi
Members of APC candidates collecting their nominations form in Government house Makurdi 

He stressed that politics should be conducted with maturity, mutual respect and tolerance, while reaffirming the APC's commitment to issue-based campaigns.

Ikong also expressed optimism that the APC would secure victory in the 2027 elections, citing the party's unity, hard work and the support of the people as key factors for success.

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