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2023: APC screens Lawan, Akpabio, Fayemi others

May 31, 2022

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Screening Committee has screened Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, and the immediate past Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, ahead of the party’s primaries.

The presidential aspirants were screened by the screening committee led by the former APC National Chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun, at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja on Tuesday.

Also screened were Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, his Ekiti State counterpart, Kayode Fayemi; and former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole.

A total of 11 presidential aspirants are expected to appear before the committee for screening ahead of the APC Special Convention for its presidential primaries slated for June 6 and 8.

Other aspirants expected to appear before the committee include oil magnate, Tein Jack Rich; and former Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Ogbonnaya Onu.

Others are Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State, and former Minister of Information under late Gen. Sani Abacha, Chief Ikeobasi Mokelu.

The immediate past Governor of Imo State, Sen. Rochas Okorocha, is also expected to appear before the committee for screening.

Okorocha had been under the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged N2.9 billion fraud case.

He was, however, granted bail by a Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday.

The committee had on Monday screened 12 presidential aspirants, including Pastor Tunde Bakare and one of the party’s leaders, Sen. Bola Tinubu.

Governor Abubakar Badaru of Jigawa State, former Governor of Ogun State, Sen. Ibikunle Amosun; former Governor of Zamfara State, Sani Yerima; and the former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; were also screened on Monday.

Others screened on Monday were former Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba; Pastor Felix Nicholas, the only female presidential aspirant, Mrs Uju Ken-Ohanenye; Sen. Ajayi Boroffice; former Senate President, Ken Nnamani; and Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State.