Violence mars Ekiti APC governorship primary

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PHOTOS: Violence mars Ekiti APC governorship primary

The ruling All Progressives Congress governorship primary in Ekiti State was postponed indefinitely as violence marred the exercise in which 33 candidates had vied for the party’s ticket earlier on Saturday.
The following are photographs of the event, as posted by the Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media at Ekiti State Government, Mr. Lere Olayinka:




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