By Seun Adams
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has cleared the govermor of Kogi State, Mr. Yahaya Bello and 8 Others to contest it’s primaries slated for today.
The NEC said it deliberated on the reports of the screening and appeal committees for the Party’s Kogi governorship aspirants,
After a comprehensive review of the submissions by the two committees, relying on the party’s guidelines and the provisions of the Electoral Act, nine aspirants were finally cleared to contest the August 29, 2019 Indirect Governorship primary.
Mr. Lanre Isah-Onilu, the National Publicity Secretary of the party informed that seven other aspirants did not meet the requirements for participation in the exercise.
Those it cleared are:
Yahaya Bello, Hadiza Iyoma Ibrahim, Yahaya Odidi Audu, Sani Lulu Abdullahi, Engr. Abubakar Bashir, Engr. Danlami Umar Mohammed, Yakubu Mohammed, Hassan Abdullahi and Ekele Aishat Blessing.
Those not cleared to contest the primaries according him are: Prof. Mohammed Seidu Onailo, Usman Oyibe Jibrin, Mustapha Mona Audu, Rukkaya Ibrahim, Gen. Patrick Adenu Akpa, Babatunde Ayo Kunle Irukera Muhammed Abubakar and Unukwu Audu.