APC Postpones Zamfara Governorship Primary Election To Monday

The All Progressive Congress (APC), Zamfara State chapter has postponed its governorship primaries to Oct. 1, due to non arrival of the election committee from the National Headquarters in Abuja.

Malam Shehu Isa, the State Publicity Secretary of the party made this known in a press statement made available to newsmen in Gusau on Sunday.

In a related development, the Police Command in the state has appealed to stakeholders to cooperate with security agencies and abide by security measures during the primaries.

Mr Usman Belel, the state police commissioner made this appeal at the security stakeholders meeting in Gusau.

This was made known in a statement by the Police Public Relation Officer of the command, SP Muhammad Shehu.

Shehu said the meeting was attended by heads of security agencies in the state, officials from Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the APC governorship aspirants.

“The meeting was aimed at taking proactive security measures for effective security coverage before, during and after the APC governorship primaries in the state,’’ he said.