Nigeria, April 17 -- The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna says 905 aspirants have picked its nomination forms for the forthcoming local government council polls in the state.

The party's state publicity secretary, Tanko Wusono, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Kaduna on Friday.

The State Independent Electoral Commission, KAD-SIECOM, has fixed June 5 for the polls.

"At the close of the sales of nomination forms on April 14, some 105 contestants have picked the forms to seek the party's platform and stand election for the chairmanship position in the 23 LGs.

"Some 800 others had purchased the nomination forms for councillorship tickets of the party in the 255 wards in the state," he said.

The APC op...