Breaking: Screening of Tinubu, others postponed again

The Screening Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) late Sunday announced the postponement of the screening of Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu, and other presidential aspirants billed for Monday 23rd May, 2022.

Others who were yet to be screened and were affected by the postponement are the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, Kogi State governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello and former Minister of Transportation, Chief Rotimi Amaechi.

In a statement on Sunday by the National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Felix Morka, he didn’t give reason for the development, having been the second time the screening was postponed.

This is the second time that the APC was shifting the screening exercise without giving details, but said, would be communicated to them.

The statement said, “A new date for the exercise will be announced shortly. Any inconvenience caused is deeply regretted.”

The list of the aspirants who have so far submitted their nomination forms are the National Leader of the party, Senator Bola Tinubu; Vice President Yemi Osibanjo; former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; former Minister of Niger Delta Development, Sen. Godswill Akpabio; former Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu; former Imo State governor, Sen. Rochas Okorocha and former Ogun state governor, Sen. Ibikunle Amosu.

Others are Pastor Tunde Bakare, Cross River State governor, Prof. Ben Ayade; his Ebonyi State counterpart, Gov. Dave Umahi; Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi; Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba; former Senate President, Sen. Ken Nnamani; Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello; Jigawa Governor, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar and former Zamfara State governor, Sen. Ahmed Yerima.

Others on the list are Senator Ajayi Borroffice, the only female aspirant, Mrs Uju Kennedy Ohnenye; Pastor Nicholas Felix Nwagbo, former Speaker of Representative, Dimeji Bankole; Senate President, Dr Ahmed Lawan, former Minister of Information, Chief Ikeobasi Mokelu and oil mogul, Mr Tein Jack Rich.

The APC had so far set up 17 panels that screened 1,693 aspirants comprising 145 governorship, 351 senatorial and 1,197 aspirants on May 14 and 15 ahead of the party primary.