Ahead of June 6th and 8th Presidential primaries, the governing party, All Progressives Congress (APC) has commenced screening of 23 presidential aspirants on its platform.
According to reports, a former national chairman of the party, Chief Odigie John Oyegun, chaired the screening exercise.
Primerosenews had learnt that about 30 party men purchased the party’s presidential nomination and expression form, but only 23 would be screened by the Oyegun-led Screening Committee.
The aspirants to be screened at the ongoing exercise include; Former Minister of State Education; Chukwuemeja Uwaezuoke Nwajiuba; Governor of Jigawa state, Badaru Abubakar; Senator Robert A. Boroffice; Barr. Uju Ken-Ohanenye (only female aspirant); Nicholas Felix; Ebonyi state governor; Nweze David Umahi; former senate president, and Ken Nnamani; Gbolahan B. Bakare.
Others are; former Ogun state governor, Ibikunle Amosun; former Lagos state governor, Ahmed B. Tinubu; Ahmad Rufai Sani; Former Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi; former speaker of house of assembly; Oladimeji Sabon Bankole; Ekiti state governor, John Kayode Fayemi; former minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Obot Akpabio; Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo; Yemi Osinbajo; and former governor of Imo state, Rochas Anayo Okorocha.
The rest are; Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state; Tein Jack-Rich; former minister of science and technology, Christopher Onu; Senate president; Ahmad Lawan; Rivers state governor, Ben Ayade; and Ikeobasi Mokelu.
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