Senator Jibrin Isah Echocho
The Senator representing Kogi East Senatorial District, Isah Jibrin, on Thursday, insisted that he remains the “authentic candidate” of the All Progressives Congress for the district ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Jibrin, popularly known as Echocho, dismissed reports suggesting that an APC senatorial primary election was conducted in the district, describing the claims as false, fabricated and politically motivated.
The lawmaker made the clarification in a statement issued in Abuja amid growing controversy surrounding the APC senatorial ticket in Kogi East following reports that he lost his ward during the party’s primary exercise after allegedly polling zero votes.
The reports claimed that Joseph Erico, believed to be the preferred aspirant of former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, secured 3,642 votes in the contest.
