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- ↑ "ACDP at loggerheads over single seat". eNCA. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ↑ "Church-based political newcomers don't scare us – ACDP". The Citizen. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
