Protests hit Kwande/Ushongo as APC members reject Kohol’s replaement, demand respect for primary’s outcome

From Scholastica Hir , Makurdi
Groups and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) drawn from Ushongo and Kwande Local Government Areas have staged a peaceful protest in Lessel, the headquarters of Ushongo Local Government Area, calling on the party’s National Working Committee to respect the outcome of the House of Representatives primary election for the Kwande/Ushongo Federal Constituency.
Prof. Kohol Iornem was declared winner of the 16 May APC primary election, having polled 40,672 votes to beat five other rivals, including the incumbent, Rep. Terseer Ugbor, who polled 750 votes. The protesters said they were alarmed by reports that INEC nomination forms had been presente...