Nigeria, May 17 -- The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has concluded its House of Representatives primaries in nine of the 10 federal constituencies in Borno State, largely driven by consensual agreements, direct primaries, and unopposed voice affirmations.

However, the smooth run was halted in the Askira-Uba/Hawul Federal Constituency, where the process was declared inconclusive after an aspirant, Audu Zali, filed a petition.

The internal party election, which took place across the state's local government areas and 312 electoral wards, was supervised by a seven-man committee deployed by the APC National Working Committee (NWC), led by its Chairman and Returning Officer, Jones Erue, and Committee Secretary, Mobolaji Omobowale. ...