… exam to help weed out weak elements among contestants
Local government chairmanship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress in Kaduna State have been subjected to written examination and oral tests.
They were subjected to the test which lasted four hours by a 17-man panel, including four Professors, several PhD holders and lawyers.
The examination which was the first of its kind in Kaduna State was conducted in Stonehedge Hotel with over 100 aspirants in attendance.
It was also gathered the aspirants were told to write a biographical essay on their lives, schools attended, work experiences, places lived or visited within Kaduna State, Nigeria and abroad.
The examination is expected to help weed out weak elements among the contestants. Some of the incumbent local government chairmen are seeking reelection except for the chairman of Kachia Local Government Area.