APC postpones Tinubu, Osinbajo, others’ presidential screening hours to exercise
PanNigerianNews
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Amidst seeming hide and seek going on in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the party has, again, postponed its screening exercise for the 25 presidential aspirants earlier scheduled to hold on Monday.
Before the recent postponment, he National Working Committee (NWC) of the party had, last week, shifted the date of the screening.
The development was confirmed in a statement by APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, on Sunday night.
The statement read, “A new date for the exercise will be announced shortly. Any inconvenience caused is deeply regretted.”
The list of the aspirants who have so far submitted their nomination forms are the National Leader of the party, Senator 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 Amosu.
Others are Pastor Tunde Bakare, Cross River State governor, Prof. Ben Ayade; his Ebonyi State counterpart, Gov. Dave Umahi; Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi; Minister of State for Education, 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.
