APC Stakeholders Pressure Aspirants to Step Down for Consensus Candidates in Kaduna, Benue

Strong indications have emerged that pressure is mounting on All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives aspirants to step down for consensus or preferred candidates adopted by party stakeholders in Kaduna and Benue states as primaries hold today.
Our correspondent gathered that direct primaries may not be conducted in many federal constituencies across Kaduna and Benue states, as several candidates have been selected and endorsed by consensus.
One APC official in Kaduna and Benue states, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said:
“The direct primaries may not hold in many federal constituencies because some aspirants were adopted as consensus candidates by APC stakehol...