APC Delays Screening Of 16 Ondo Governorship Aspirants

• APC delays screening of 16 Ondo governorship aspirants until Friday.

• Rescheduling due to Eid holiday extension; committee inauguration in Abuja precedes screening.

• Notable aspirants include Governor Lucky Ayiedatiwa, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, and Olusola Oke.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday announced the postponement of the screening for 16 aspirants vying for the party’s gubernatorial ticket in Ondo State until Friday.

This delay comes as the party prepares for the gubernatorial primary election scheduled for April 20.

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Initially set to commence on Thursday, the two-day screening was rescheduled due to the extension of the Eid-el Fitr holiday by the Federal Government. A senior official from the APC organizing directorate, speaking anonymously to Punch, disclosed this development.

The source also explained that the exercise will, however, come up shortly after the inauguration of a seven-member Ondo Governorship Screening Committee and another five-man Screening Appeal Committee by the National Working Committee of the party, which comes up by 9.00am at the national secretariat of the party in Abuja on the same day.

According to him, the Governorship Screening Committee will be chaired by former Deputy Governor of Gombe State, Joshua Lidani, while a former member of the House of Representatives, Bimbo Daramola, has been selected as his Secretary.

Other members of the screening committee include Pastor Jones Erue, High Chief Second Bakor, Magaret Duru, Prof. Chukwudi Ledirick and Hon. Abdul Rahim Balogun.

The five-man Screening Appeal Committee, on the other hand, will be chaired by the senator representing Kogi Central District, Oseni Yakubu and a former Member of the House of Representatives, who has been appointed as Secretary.

Other members of the appeal committee include Emmanuel Ekeh, Pious Idele and Ibrahim Magaji Dosara.

The source noted that all the governorship aspirants have been duly informed about the latest developments and the need to arrive on time for the exercise.

Screening Of 16 Ondo Governorship

He said, “The screening exercise is to commence immediately after the inauguration of the screening committee and the screening appeal committee billed to hold by 9 am.

“We have equally notified all the aspirants when to appear before the screening committee.”

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The 16 aspirants who bought the nomination forms included Governor Lucky Ayiedatiwa; business mogul and senator representing Ondo South district, Jimoh Ibrahim; notable APC chieftain, Olusola Oke; former President of Nigerian Medical Association, Prof. Francis Faduyile; mechanical engineer, Dr Funmi Waheed-Adekojo and APC National Vice Chairman (South West), Isaac Kekemeke.

Others are Akinfolarin Samuel, Olusoji Ehinlanwo, Okunjimi Odimayo, Adewale Akinterinwa, Olugbenga Edema and Gen. Ohunyeye Olamide, Morayo Lebi, Garvey Oladiran Iyanjan and Ifeoluwa Oyedele.

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