{"id":31520,"date":"2026-05-20T11:15:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T10:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/?p=31520"},"modified":"2026-05-20T11:16:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T10:16:00","slug":"apc-plateau-primaries-produce-senate-house-candidates-across-constituencies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/20\/apc-plateau-primaries-produce-senate-house-candidates-across-constituencies\/","title":{"rendered":"APC Plateau Primaries Produce Senate, House Candidates Across Constituencies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>JOS, Nigeria \u2014 The All Progressives Congress has announced its candidates for Senate and House of Representatives seats in Plateau State following party primaries held across constituencies and senatorial zones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stella Oketete, chair of the Primary Election Committee, said Tuesday night that the exercise was conducted peacefully and transparently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"442\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"31522\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/apc.jpg?resize=680%2C442&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/apc.jpg?w=680&amp;ssl=1 680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/apc.jpg?resize=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/apc.jpg?resize=646%2C420&amp;ssl=1 646w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For the House of Representatives, the party named Beni Lar (Langtang North\/Langtang South), Dachung Bagos (Jos South\/Jos East), Abubakar Shaibu (Jos North\/Bassa), Yusuf Gagdi (Pankshin\/Kanke\/Kanam), Ishaya Lalu (Mangu\/Bokkos), Dalyop Fom (Barkin Ladi\/Riyom), Joe Dashe (Mikang\/Qua\u2019an Pan\/Shendam), and Idris Wase (Wase).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Senatorial candidates include Simon Lalong for Plateau South, David Barji for Plateau Central, and Simon Mwadkwon for Plateau North.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oketete expressed appreciation to Governor Caleb Mutfwang for the support that enabled the committee to carry out its work successfully.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JOS, Nigeria \u2014 The All Progressives Congress has announced its candidates for Senate and House of Representatives seats in Plateau State following party primaries held across constituencies and senatorial zones. Stella Oketete, chair of the Primary Election Committee, said Tuesday night that the exercise was conducted peacefully and transparently. 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