SAN FRANCISCO, August 28, (THEWILL) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has cleared five more governorship aspirants seeking to fly its flag in Kogi to make a total of nine candidates including incumbent governor, Yahaya Bello.
A statement from the APC spokesperson, Lanre Issa-Onilu, listed the cleared aspirants as Yahaya Bello, Hadiza Ibrahim, Yahaya Audu, Sani Abdullahi, Abubakar Bashir, Danlami Mohammed, Yakubu Mohammed, Hassan Abdullahi and Ekele Blessing.
Issa-Onilu said the decision was arrived at by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the APC.
“The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has deliberated on the reports of the screening and appeal committees for the party’s Kogi governorship aspirants.
“After a comprehensive review of the submissions by the two committees, relying on the party’s guidelines and the provisions of the Electoral Act, nine aspirants were finally cleared to contest the Aug. 29, 2019 Indirect Governorship primary.
“Seven other aspirants did not meet the requirements for participation in the exercise.
“Those cleared by the NWC are Gov. Yahaya Bello, Hadiza Ibrahim, Yahaya Audu, Sani Abdullahi, Alhaji Abubakar Bashir, Mr Danlami Mohammed, Yakubu Mohammed, Hassan Abdullahi and Blessing Ekele.
“The aspirants who are not cleared are Prof. Mohammed Onaili, Usman Jibrin, Mustapha Mona Audu, Rukkaya Ibrahim, Gen. Patrick Akpa, Babatunde Irukera and Muhammed Audu,” Issa-Onilu said.
The main challenge to the APC is expected to come from the PDP where a former governor, Idris Wada, and a senator, Dino Melaye, are among the aspirants.
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