All Progressives Congress (APC) has disqualified Edo State Governor

APC Presidential aspirant rejects zoning

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022 Jide Ige

John Odigie-Oyegun, the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress’ screening committee, says except for one unnamed aspirant, 22 presidential hopefuls pledged to support the party if it embraces consensus ahead of the primary. Odigie-Oyegun made the revelation during the submission of his report to the APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, on Friday. He had told the party to further trim down the list of 13 successful presidential aspirants drastically. According to him, the screening committee engaged every aspirant on the issue of consensus. “It is a pleasant surprise that 98…

Edo 2020: APC screening committee disqualifies Obaseki, Ogiemwonyi

June 12, 2020June 12, 2020 Jide Ige

The Screening Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has disqualified Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, and ex-minister, Chris Ogiemwonyi, from contesting in the party’s governorship primary election scheduled for June 22, 2020. The committee chairman, Prof. Jonathan Ayuba, made the disclosure in a press conference on Friday afternoon. Ogiemwonyi is the former husband of ex-aviation minister, Sen. Stella Odua. Prof. Ayuba said the governor did not present his Higher School Leaving Certificate. He noted that the committee could not ascertain the authenticity of Obaseki’s National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)…