Following the announcement by the Chairman of the screening committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, John Odigie-Oyegun, that only 13 presidential aspirants were cleared to contest the party’s primaries, a source close to the party has disclosed the names of the cleared aspirants.
According to the source, former governor of Imo state and senator representing Imo West, Senator Rochas Okorocha and Cross rivers Governor, Ben Ayade were not part of the cleared aspirants.
Unlike speculations around the internet, former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu was cleared to contest in the party primaries.
The source disclosed that, those that were cleared along side Tinubu are, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; former minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi; Senate President Ahmad Lawan; Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, and Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi.
Minister of the Niger Delta, Godswill Akpabio and Mr Tein Jack-Rich, former minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba; former minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu; former Ogun State governor, Ibikunle Amosun; Ebonyi State governor David Umahi, and his Jigawa State counterpart, Abubakar Badaru were also cleared.
