Osinbajo, Tinubu, Onu, Amaechi, Nnamani others To Be Tuesday

 The All Progressives Congress (APC) said all presidential aspirants will be screened on Tuesday,24th May 2022 at the Conference Hall of Transcorp, Abuja by a panel of seven members.

The members of screening committee of the party were drawn one each from the six zones plus National Working Committee (NWC) and the National Chairman Abdullahi Adamu.

The NWC set up the Presidential Screening Committee (PSC) to examine the records, documents, background, and suitability of the 24 out of the 28 aspirants that submitted their nomination forms by the May 13, deadline.

Among those to be screened are Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, National leader of the party and former Lagos Governor Bola Tinubu, and former Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi, former Senate President, Ken Nnamani, former governor, Ogbonnaya Onu among others.

APC National Organising Secretary Sulaiman Arugungu confirmed that the screening was shifted from Monday to Tuesday.

The 24 aspirants who submitted their nomination forms by the deadline of 13 May are:

Prof. Yemi Osibanjo – Vice President

Prof. Ben Ayade – Cross River Governor

Dave Umahi – Ebonyi Governor

Kayode Fayemi – Ekiti Governor

Yahaya Bello – Kogi Governor

Mohammed Abubakar – Jigawa Governor

Ahmed Lawal – Senate President

Ajayi Boroffice – Senator

Rochas Okorocha – former Imo Governor, now Senator

Ibikunle Amosu – former Ogun Governor, now Senator

Bola Tinubu – former Lagos Governor

Ahmed Yerima – former Zamfara Governor

Ken Nnamani – former Senate President

Dimeji Bankole – former Speaker of Representatives Speaker

Rotimi Amaechi – former Transportation Minister

Godswill Akpabio – former Niger Delta Minister

Ogbonnaya Onu – former Science and Technology Minister

Ikeobasi Mokelu – former Information Minister

Emeka Nwajiuba – former Education Minister of State

Akinwumi Adesina – AfDB President

Tunde Bakare

Nicholas Nwagbo

Tein Ric

Uju Ohnenye