BREAKING: Names Of 13 Presidential Aspirants On APC ‘Safe’ List Revealed

Names of the 13 Presidential Aspirants On APC ‘safe list’ recommended by the  Presidential Screening Committee have emerged.

Infoexpert24 reports that the committee submitted the results of the screening exercise to the National Chairman of the Party, Abdullahi Adamu on Friday. Briefing newsmen on the outcome of the exercise, Oyegun revealed that out of 23 aspirants, 13 were ‘shortlisted’ for the primaries.

Presidential sources reveal that contrary to widespread reports that 10 aspirants were ‘disqualified’, all aspirants were cleared and qualified but the committee recommended a ‘safe list’ of 13 names.

The names of the 13 Presidential Aspirants On APC ‘Safe include;

Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Yemi Osinbajo
Rotimi Amaechi
Ahmed Lawan
Yahaya Bello
Kayode Fayemi
Emeka Nwajiuba
Ogbonnaya Onu
Ibikunle Amosun
David Umahi
Abubakar Badaru
Senator Godswill Akpabio
Tein Jack Rich

Those not included in the list are;

Rochas Okorocha
Tunde Bakare
Ben Ayade
Sani Yerima
Ken Nnamani
Ikeobasi Mokelu
Dimeji Bankole
Felix Nicholas
Robert Borrofice
Uju Ken Ohanenye

Furthermore, it was gathered that the only aspirant that rejected the option of supporting a Consensus Candidate for the party should it arise was Bola Tinubu. The Lagos politician said he would only accept consensus if he was the beneficiary.

Speaking on the criteria for shortlisting the 13 candidates, Oyegun disclosed that the list would have been shorter but the committee decided to allow the party chooses their preferred candidate.

He said; “First, we had 23 member aspirants that we interacted with. And my first comment is that we were very occupant. Those were 23 that presented themselves. We had a lot of others, prominent Nigerians both within and outside the country that had applied but for whatever reason, could not proceed with their applications.”

“The second point I want to make is that we were surprised at the active participation of the youthful members of the party. Some of them surprised us with what they have accomplished in life, their understanding of the situation in this country, and why they want to have the privilege of governing this country.”

“Aside from the basic background, experience, and understanding of the Nigerian situation, the ideas as to how issues, difficulties, and problems can be addressed were key factors that were considered.”

The APC is scheduled to hold its Presidential Primaries on Monday, the 6th of May.