Politics
THE All Progressives Congress (APC) has appointed Prof. Taoheed Adedoja, a former Minister of Sports as the chairman of its screening committee, ahead of the Feb. 17 Edo Governorship primaries.
Alhaji Suleiman Arugungu, the party’s National Organising Secretary said this in a statement in Abuja.
Arugungu said that a five man screening appeal committee would also be inaugurated by the party to be headed by Sen. Ibrahim Danbaba while Smart Iheazor would serve as its secretary.
Members of the screening committee included Sen. Ibrahim Oloriegbe, Adeoye Adelakum, Mr Darlington Dick, Mr Lawal Abdullahi, Ms Margaret Duru, and Mr Sani Danjuma who would serve as the secretary.
The members of the Screening Appeal Committee were Bisi Odewumi, Ngozi Ononiwu and Abu Sidiq.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that at the close of submission of Expression of Interest and Nomination forms on Wednesday, 12 aspirants purchased and returned their duly completed forms.
The aspirants included: Clem Agba, Monday Okpebholo,Lucky Imasuen, Anamero Dekeri,Osagie Ize-Iyamu, Gideon Ikhine, retired Col. David Imuse and retired Gen. Charles Ehigie Airhiavbere.
Others were Oserheimen Osunbor, Blessing Agbomhere, Dennis Idahosa and Ernest Afolabi Umakhihe.
The schedule of activities and timetables for the 2024 Edo governorship election released by the party, showed that the screening of aspirants was billed to commence after the inauguration and will run until Feb. 9.
The delegates’ congress had been fixed for Saturday Feb. 10, and the party’s primaries will be held on Saturday, Feb.17.
The APC has also fixed April 24. for the commencement of the governorship campaign. .(NAN)
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-February 08, 2024 @ 10:53 GMT|
Tags: Alhaji Suleiman Arugungu Anamero Dekeri Clem Agba Gideon Ikhine Lucky Imasuen Monday Okpebholo Mr Darlington Dick Mr Lawal Abdullahi Ms Margaret Duru Osagie Ize-Iyamu retired Col. David Imuse Sen. Ibrahim Danbaba Smart Iheazor
