{"id":1018,"date":"2026-05-22T08:53:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T08:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesatellitenewspapersl.com\/?p=1018"},"modified":"2026-05-22T08:53:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T08:53:19","slug":"following-pprcs-ruling-on-mondayapc-to-rerun-65-ward-elections-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesatellitenewspapersl.com\/?p=1018","title":{"rendered":"FOLLOWING PPRC&#8217;S RULING ON MONDAY\u2026APC TO RERUN 65 WARD ELECTIONS TOMORROW"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The opposition All People&#8217;s Congress (APC) will rerun sixty-five (65) ward elections in fourteen (14) political districts tomorrow, Saturday 23rd May 2026, ahead of its National Delegates Conference in Port Loko City later this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a public notice issued by the National Secretariat of the APC, the decision to rerun the ward elections comes &#8220;following the ruling delivered by the 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