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APC Primaries: Tinubu, Others Appear Before Screening Committee, Jonathan’s Name Missing | DETAILS

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APC Primaries: Tinubu, Others Appear Before Screening Committee, Jonathan’s Name Missing | DETAILS

As the ruling All Progressive Congress begins screening exercise for its presidential aspirants for the 2023 election, the former Lagos state governor, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the vice president, Professor Yemi Osinbajo and 23 other aspirants have on Monday began to appear before the screening committee

The exercise which is ongoing at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja is expected to last for two days and the seven-man committee is been chaired by a former national chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie Oyegun

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A source from the party said all the presidential aspirants have undergone a vetting exercise by the legal department of the party before the screening.

However, worthy of note is the fact that the name of the former president, Goodluck Jonathan is not on the list of the presidential aspirants even though a coalition of Fulani-Almajiris obtained the forms for him.

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This latest development has laid to rest the speculations that the power brokers in the APC were clearing way for Jonathan to emerge as the party’s consensus candidate.

Besides Jonathan, other people who obtained nomination and expression of interest forms but whose names are not on the list of those to be screened are: the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva; and Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele.

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As at the time of filing this report, at least 4 of the aspirants have been screened, which includes: Mr. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, Professor Ajayi Boroface, Pastor Tunde Bakare and Pastor Nicholas Felix

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