• Screening of aspirants begins
Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has appointed a former National Chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, as the Chairman of its Presidential Screening Committee ahead of the presidential primary scheduled to take place between June 6th and June 8th.
The screening of the presidential aspirants of the party would take place at Transcorp Hotel after weeks of dilly-dallying.
The two-day screening exercise is scheduled for Monday (today) and Tuesday.
Twenty-eight presidential aspirants obtained the nomination and expression of interest forms of the ruling party.
However, five of the aspirants have stepped down, leaving 23 aspirants to slug it out for the party’s ticket.
Those to be screened are: Bola Tinubu, Vice-President Yemi Osibanjo, former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi, former Minister of Niger Delta Development Godswill Akpabio, former Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Ogbonnaya Onu, former Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha and former Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosu.
Others are: Pastor Tunde Bakare, Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade, Ebonyi State Governor Dave Umahi, Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi, Minister of State for Education Emeka Nwajiuba, former Senate President Ken Nnamani, Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello, Jigawa State Governor Mohammed Badaru Abubakar and former Zamfara State governor Ahmed Yerima.
Also on the list are: Senator Ajayi Borroffice, the only female aspirant Uju Kennedy Ohanenye, Pastor Nicholas Felix Nwagbo, former Speaker of Representatives Dimeji Bankole, Senate President Ahmed Lawal, former Minister of Information Ikeobasi Mokelu and Mr. Tein Jack Rich.
