The National Working Committee, NWC of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has cleared five more aspirants for the Kogi governorship primary election slated for August 29th, 2019.
The screening committee of the party led by Senator Hope Uzodinma had announced on Monday that it cleared Yayaya Bello, governor of the state, Abubakar Bashir, Ekele Blessing and Hassan Abdullahi as aspirants for the election disqualifying 12 others.
The disqualification of 12 other aspirants was greeted by a protest following an accusation that the party favoured one aspirant.
In a statement, Lanre Issa-Onilu, APC national publicity secretary, said the decision to clear more aspirants was reached by the national working committee of the party.
The cleared aspirants are Hadiza Ibrahim, Yahaya Audu, Danlami Mohammed, Yakubu Mohammed and Sani Abdullahi.
This brings the total number of aspirants for the election to nine.
“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,” Issa-Onilu said.
“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 August 29, 2019 Indirect Governorship primary. Seven other aspirants did not meet the requirements for participation in the exercise.”
Unfortunately, Muhammed Audu, the son of the late Abubakar Audu, former Governor of the state, was not on the fresh list of eligible contenders.
The other aspirants that were not cleared are Mohammed Onaili, Usman Jibrin, Mustapha Audu, Rukkaya Ibrahim, Patrick Akpa, Babatunde Kunle Irukera.
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