Ahead of the 2023 General election, 13 presidential aspirants have been cleared by the All Progressives Congress ( APC) to participate actively in the election.
It was gathered that the Chairman of the Presidential Screening Committee and the former National Chairman of APC, Chief John Oyegun on Friday, June 3, announced that 13 presidential aspirants were disqualified.
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Odigie-Oyegun said that the committee’s report was on two aspects: the ability to lead and the background of the aspirant, and the basic constitutional qualification to aspire to be a president of the country.
The APC statesman further stated that 99 percent of its presidential aspirants agreed to support a consensus candidate.
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He added:
Although he didn’t disclose any name, he said only one candidate said I will accept consensus only if it is for me.
Here is the list of the 13 cleared presidential aspirants under the APC.
Abubakar, Badaru
Akpabio, Godswill Obot
Amaechi, Chibuike Rotimi
Amosun, Ibikunle
Bello, Yahaya
Fayemi, John Kayode
Jack -Rich, Tein
Lawan, Ahmed
Nwajiuba, Chukwuemeka Uwaezuoke
Onu, Christopher
Osinbajo, Yemi
Tinubu, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola
Umahi, Nweze David.
The presidential aspirants not cleared include; Rochas Okorocha, former Imo State governor; Ben Ayade, Governor of Cross River state; Tunde Bakare, General Overseer of Latter Rain Assembly and Sani Yerima, former Zamfara State Governor.
Ken Nnamani, former president of the Senate; Ikeobasi Mokelu, former Minister of Information; Demeji Bankole, former Speaker of the House of Representatives; Ajayi Borroffice, Deputy Senate Leader; Felix Nicholas, US-basd pastor and Uju Ken-Ohanenye.
