By-elections: Only credible candidates will be accepted, APC declares- The APC has opened up on the type of candidates it wants for the legislative by-elections - According to the APC caretaker chairman, only credible candidates will be accepted by the ruling party - The legislative by-elections will be conducted across eight states in the country on October 31 PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News Feed! Only credible candidates for the legislative by-elections scheduled to be conducted on October 31, across eight states will be accepted, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said. According to Channels TV, Governor Mai Mala Buni, the APC caretaker/extra-ordinary national convention planning committee chairman, gave the warning on Thursday, August 27, at the APC national secretariat, Abuja. The Yobe state governor in a statement released by spokesman Yekini Nabena while inaugurating the party’s screening and appeal committees for the by-elections said that the party was moving in a new direction and would ensure that things were done properly. Read also Kogi guber: Huge number of APC aspirants is due to my efforts, says Gov Bello Buni, who was represented at the inauguration by Senator John Udoedeghe, the APC caretaker committee secretary, charged members of the committees to be fair to all electoral aspirants. Udoedeghe further stated the committees should ensure that only those with impeccable records in their careers were chosen as the party's flagbearers. PAY ATTENTION: Get the Latest Nigerian News Anywhere 24/7. Spend less on the Internet! Earlier, Legit.ng reported that President Muhammadu Buhari held a crucial meeting with Governor Buni and Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano. The meeting was held at the State House in Abuja on Tuesday, August 25, over the forthcoming governorship election in Edo state. Bashir Ahmad, the aide to President Buhari on new media, made this disclosure in a tweet on his Twitter page. Governor Ganduje, who is the chairman of the APC national campaign council for the election has been charged to deliver the state for the ruling party. Read also Revealed: 10 lawmakers who will not return to Lagos Assembly after 2019 elections In a related development, APC has expressed certainty of victory in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in both Edo and Ondo states. The ruling party voiced this optimism after inaugurating its reconciliation committees for Imo and Ogun states on Friday, August 21, in Abuja. Speaking on the development, the chairman of the APC's national caretaker/national convention planning committee said that after the reconciliation, even aggrieved members will return to the party and help to strengthen its ranks ahead of the 2023 general polls. Meanwhile, the national woman leader of the APC, Stella Okotete, said the party will govern Nigeria beyond 2023. Okotete, who is member of the APC caretaker committee, said this when she led a delegation to donate food items to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at Karamajji in Abuja. “Our repositioning efforts of APC are clear for everyone to see. We are having new members and old members come back, we have repositioned the party for high grounds and continued governance of the country beyond 2023," she said. Read also List of 41 senators who have lost return tickets to National Assembly APC disqualifies Obaseki from Edo guber primaries | Legit TV Source: Legit.ng - The APC has opened up on the type of candidates it wants for the legislative by-elections - According to the APC caretaker chairman, only credible candidates will be accepted by the ruling party - The legislative by-elections will be conducted across eight states in the country on October 31 PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News Feed! PAY ATTENTION: Legit.ng