The All Progressives Congress, APC has disqualified 10 Presidential Aspirants days before the primary election.
This development is set to cause ram within the already troubled ruling Party.
The Presidential screening committee led by Ex-Edo Governor, John Odigie Oyegun submitted its reports to the national chairman Senator Abdullahi Adamu on Friday.
Speaking on the Matter, Oyegun, said only thirteen aspirants out of the twenty-three that appeared before the Committee were cleared.
It was gathered that the Chief John Odigie Oyegun led All Progressives Congress Screening Committee has cleared governor David Umahi, the party’s National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and 11 others to contest the primary election at the coming National Convention of the party from June 6-7.
Chief Oyegun announced earlier today that 13 of the aspirants has been cleared with the indication that 10 were not cleared.
Also cleared were Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, Dr. Ahmed Lawan, Yahaya Bello, Godswill Akpabio among others to contest the primary election.
A source close to the panel said nobody was disqualified in the real sense of the word because only 13 of the 23 aspirants appeared before the screening panel adding that the 10 aspirants that didn’t appear before the panel were not presented to the party.
Nobody was disqualified. Only 13 aspirants appeared before the Oyegun panel. All the 13 of them were considered able and competent to be President,” the source revealed.
The 13 cleared aspirants are billed to collect their clearance certificate later today or tomorrow morning.
