Ex-Okada Rider-Turned-Lawmaker Donatus Mathew Denied APC Nomination

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Honourable Donatus Mathew was elected to represent Kaura Federal Constituency in 2023 on the Labour Party platform. He polled 10,508 votes to defeat the PDP incumbent and an APC candidate. In December 2024, he officially defected to the All Progressives Congress. During the APC screening, the party hierarchy disqualified him from the nomination process. The PDP candidate who lost in 2023 has challenged the result at the Election Petition Tribunal and asked to be declared winner.

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