The 7-man screening committee for Presidential aspirants under the All Progressive Congress (APC) platform headed by a former Chairman of the party, John Odigie-Oyegun, on Friday, announced that it cleared 13 out of the 23 screened aspirants, and recommended the disqualification of 10 others.
This was made known by Oyegun while submitting the committee’s report to the National Chairman of the party, Abdullahi Adamu, ahead of the party’s National convention scheduled for June 6 to June 8, although he did not disclose the identity of those cleared or disqualified.
According to Thisday and some other social media reports, the 13 presidential aspirants that were cleared include; Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, former Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu, Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi. Jigawa State Governor Badaru Abubakar, former Niger Delta Minister Godswill Akpabio and former Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi.
Other cleared aspirants are former Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun, Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello, Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi, Senate President Ahmad Lawan, former Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, former Technology Minister Chris Onu and oil magnate and wealthy businessman, Tein Jack-Rich.
The report of the screening committee said all the 13 aspirants met the basic requirements of the law and were cleared to participate in the primaries.
Full list
1. Yemi Osinbajo
2. Bola Tinubu
3. David Nweze Umahi
4. Badaru Abubakar
5. Godswill Akpabio
6. Rotimi Amaechi
7. Ibikunle Amosun
8. Yahaya Bello
9. Kayode Fayemi
10. Ahmad Lawan
11. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba
12. Ogbonnaya Onu
13. Tein Jack-Rich
