TENSION ROCKS BALANGA/BILLIRI APC PRIMARIES AS ASPIRANT RAISES ALARM OVER ALLEGED IRREGULARITIES
Political tension has erupted across the Balanga/Billiri Federal Constituency following widespread allegations of irregularities during the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives primary election scheduled for Saturday, May 16, 2026. One of the APC aspirants for the House of Representatives seat, Hon. Alfred John Attajiri, has openly called on Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the national leadership of the APC, and relevant party stakeholders to immediately cancel the exercise, describing the entire process as questionable and lacking credibility. According to Hon. Attajiri, what was expected to be a democratic and transparent primary election turned into confusion and disappointment in several wards across Billiri Local Government Area. Speaking after monitoring reports from different polling areas, the aspirant alleged that no credible electoral process took place in many locations including Tudu, Todi, Tal, Tanglang, Baganje Kalmai, Ibnola, and other wards within the consti...