The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, on Monday commenced the screening of 23 presidential aspirants ahead of its special primary convention schedule for June 6th and 7th 3022.
Recall that the party had fixed may 29th and 30th but due to Independent electoral Commission INEC’s extention of the deadline for the conduct of primary elections and submission of the list of nominated candidates, the party used that as opportunity to extend its exercise.
Initially, the National Working Committee had fixed the screening for May 14-15. It, however, was postponed till May 23.
They are former Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba; Governor Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa; Robert Boroffice, the senator representing Ondo North; Uju Ken-Ohanenye, the only female in the race.
Also to be screened are Nicholas Felix, a U.S based pastor; Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State; Tunde Bakare, a popular pastor; former Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State; former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu; former governor of Zamfara, Ahmed Sani; immediate past Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; and former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole.
Others on the list are former Senate President, Ken Nnamani; Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State; former Governor of Akwa-Ibom, Godswill Akpabio; Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; and former Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha.
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State; Tein Jack-Rich; immediate past Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu; Senate President Ahmad Lawan, Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River; and a former Minister of Information, Ikeobasi Mokelu are also part of the aspirants awaiting screening.
Former President Goodluck Jonathan is not on the list despite report of the former president being the consensus candidate of the party.
Jonathan is currently in Milan, Italy, attending a high-level advisory board meeting of the European Corporate Council on Africa and the Middle East (ECAM Council).
