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Uncovered: How APC Caucus Award Councillorship Ticket After ₦1.7M Payment

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"lo2Hw63m" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>In a surprising development&comma; the All Progressives Congress &lpar;APC&rpar; Caucus in Dorayi Ward&comma; Gwale Local Government Area&comma; Kano State&comma; have come under scrutiny for their method of selecting a councillorship candidate&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"16R3UAT6" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>Following the screening process&comma; nine candidates were disqualified&comma; leaving only two contenders for the position&period; According to reliable sources&comma; when the APC ward Caucas were unable to reach a consensus on who should represent the party&comma; they proposed an unusual solution&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The two remaining candidates were given 24 hours to deposit ₦2 million each into the account of the Caucas Chairman&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The source said &&num;8220&semi;The following morning one of the candidates paid ₦1&period;7 million into the Caucas chairman&&num;8217&semi;s account&period; Despite not meeting the full ₦2 million demand&comma; the Caucas reportedly awarded him the councillorship ticket&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"9EbTOBLp" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>This decision has sparked widespread discontent among other aspirants and party members&comma; with many expressing outrage over the alleged monetization of the selection process&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad3" id&equals;"quads-ad3" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Some candidates&comma; who were excluded from the race&comma; are reportedly planning to lodge formal complaints with the Kano State APC Chairman&comma; arguing that the procedure undermines the principles of fairness and merit in the party&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;This is not how a democratic process should work&comma;” said one of the aspirants who requested anonymity&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We are supposed to serve the people&comma; not buy our way into the office&period; The leadership of our party must intervene and address this issue before it damages the party’s reputation&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>However&comma; the chairman of the screening committee Ado Gambo Jaen confirmed that the committee requested 2 million naira from each of the two candidates&comma; Ibrahim Adamu and Aliyu Ali Sango&comma; to assess their readiness for the councillorship position&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>While submitting their report to the APC Gwale local chairman&comma; Ado Gambo Jaen said &&num;8220&semi;We requested the money to see who among the candidates is truly ready to take on the role&period;&&num;8221&semi; Ibrahim Adamu paid 1&period;7 million naira&comma; securing his spot as the councillorship candidate&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The controversy highlights growing concerns about internal party politics within the APC&comma; especially at the grassroots level&comma; where money is increasingly seen as a deciding factor in elections&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>As the dust settles&comma; all eyes will be on how the Kano State party leadership responds to the allegations and whether any further action will be taken&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 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