May 30, (THEWILL) – Ahead of the presidential primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), slated for June 6-8th, the ruling party will commence the screening of its presidential aspirants on Monday.
THEWILL gathered that the party has appointed former National Chairman, Chief John Oyegun, as Chairman of the Presidential Screening Committee.
Recall that 28 presidential aspirants obtained the nomination and expression of interest forms of the ruling party.
However, five of the aspirants have pulled out, leaving 23 aspirants to slug it out for the party’s ticket.
The two-day screening exercise is scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, 31st May, 2022.
Those to be screened include, a former governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu; Vice President Yemi Osibanjo; former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; former Minister of Niger Delta Development, Sen. Godswill Akpabio; former Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu; former Imo State Governor, Sen. Rochas Okorocha; and former Ogun State Governor, Sen. Ibikunle Amosun.
Others are: Pastor Tunde Bakare, Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade; Ebonyi State Governor, Gov. Dave Umahi; Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi; Minister of State for Education, Hon. Emeka Nwajiuba; former Senate President, Sen. Ken Nnamani; Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello; Jigawa governor, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar; and former Zamfara State governor, Sen. Ahmed Yerima.
Also on the list are: Senator Ajayi Borroffice, the only female aspirant, Mrs Uju Kennedy Ohanenye; Pastor Nicholas Felix Nwagbo, former Speaker of Representative, Hon. Dimeji Bankole; Senate President, Dr Ahmed Lawan; former Minister of Information, Chief Ikeobasi Mokelu; and Tein Jack Rich.
