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APC: All 23 Aspirants Still In Presidential Race – Adamu

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2 years ago

Jun 5, 2022.

Yinka Akanbi

Speaking to reporters on Saturday at the APC National Secretariat in Abuja, Adamu disclosed that all 23 were still in contention…
All the aspirants were screened on Monday and Tuesday in Abuja

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Adamu, has said none of the party’s presidential aspirant have been disqualified.

Chairman of the party’s presidential screening committee, John Oyegun, had on Friday said only 13 of the 23 aspirants were cleared after the process was concluded.

However, speaking to reporters on Saturday at the APC National Secretariat in Abuja, Adamu disclosed that all 23 were still in contention regardless of the screening committee’s verdict.

“I want to say very clearly that no aspirant has been disqualified. We have the report. It’s like sitting for an exam. And even if you pass, there is a grading; there is first class, second class upper, second class lower, and a pass.

“The President has invited all of them to dinner today,” Adamu said.

Apart from Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu, other APC presidential aspirants are the Senate President Ahmad Lawan and former ministers Rotimi Amaechi, Ogbonnaya Onu, Godswill Akpabio, and Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba.

Serving governors who are also aspiring to be president are Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti), Yahaya Bello (Kogi), Dave Umahi (Ebonyi), and Ben Ayade (Cross River) .

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Others are former Senate President Ken Nnamani, former House of Representatives Speaker, Dimeji Bankole, and serving senators Ibikunle Amosun, Ajayi Boroffice, and Rochas Okorocha.

President Muhammadu Buhari’s running mate in 2011, Pastor Tunde Bakare, Uju Ken-Ohanenye, Nicholas Felix, Ahmad Rufai Sani, Tein Jack-Rich, Ikeobasi Mokelu are also in the presidential race.

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