APC reschedules its governorship primary election to Sept.30
Fri, Sep 28, 2018 | By publisher
Politics
THE All Progressives Congress(APC) National Working Committee(NWC) has rescheduled its governorship primary election earlier fixed for Sept.29, across states of the federation to Sept. 30.
This, is according to a statement issued by Mr Yekini Nabena,the APC National Publicity Secretary on Thursday in Abuja.
He added that subsequent elections,however, remained unchanged, adding that while the Senate primary election would hold on Oct. 2,that of the House of Representatives would hold on Oct.3.
He added that the State House of Assembly primary election would hold on Oct 4,while the party’s Presidential National Convention would hold on Oct.6.
According to Nabena in a separate statement, below is a list of governorship aspirants from states of the federation that were cleared to contest the primaries by the party’s Governorship Screening Committee.
The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the list also contained names of aspirants that were not cleared and those that withdrew from the race.
SOUTH SOUTH
Akwa Ibom State
S/N | NAME | DECISION |
1. | Mr Obong Nsima Ekere | Cleared |
2. | Sen. John Akpan Udoedeghe, Phd | Cleared |
3. | Dan Abia, Esq. | Cleared |
4. | Dr Edet Okon Efretui | Cleared |
Delta State
S/N | NAME | DECISION |
1. | Prof. Pat Utomi | Cleared |
2. | Dr Cairo Ojugbo | Cleared |
3. | Mr Victor Ochei, Esq. | Cleared |
4. | Chief Great Ovdje Ogboru | Cleared |
5. | Chief Osiobe Eric Okotie | Not Cleared |
Cross River State
S/N | NAME | DECISION |
1. | Pastor Usani Uguru Usani | Cleared |
2. | Sen. John Owan Enoh | Cleared |
3. | High Chief Edem Duke | Cleared |
4. | John Upan Odey | Cleared |
5. | Prof. Nyong Eyo | Cleared |
Rivers State
S/N | NAME | DECISION |
1. | Tonye Cole | Cleared |
2. | Sen. Magnus Ngei Abe | Cleared |
3. | Dumo Lulu Briggs | Cleared |
4. | Dr. Dawari George | Cleared |
SOUTH EAST
Abia State
S/N | NAME | DECISION |
1. | Dr Uche Ogah, OON | Cleared |
2. | Chief Ikechi Emenike | Cleared |
3. | Mr Chris Akomas | Cleared |
4. | Mr Martins Azubuike, Esq. | Cleared |
5. | Barr. Friday Nwosu, Esq. | Cleared |
6. | Amb. Okey Emuchay | Cleared |
7. | Prince Paul Ikonne | Cleared |
Ebonyi State
S/N | NAME | DECISION |
1. | Sen. Sunny Ogbuoji | Cleared |
2. | Dr Edward Nkweagu | Cleared |
3. | Sen. Emmanuel Agboti | Cleared |
4. | Obasi Ogbonnaya Obasi | Cleared |
5. | Mr Kelechi Chima | Cleared |
6. | Mr Paul Okorie | Cleared |
7. | Mr Christain | Cleared |
8. | Mr Austine Igwe Edeze | Cleared |
9. | Prof. Benard Odoh | Cleared |
Enugu State
S/N | NAME | DECISION |
1. | Sen. Ayogu Eze | Cleared |
2. | Mr Ifeanyi Nwaoga, Esq. | Cleared |
3. | Akubue Augustine | Cleared |
4. | Ben Eche | Cleared |
5. | Mr George Ogara, Esq. | Cleared |
6. | Mr Ejikeme Ugwu, | Not Cleared |
Imo State
S/N | NAME | DECISION |
1. | Sen. Hope Uzodinma | Cleared |
2. | Mr Uche Nwosu | Cleared |
3. | Prince Eze Madumere | Cleared |
4. | Mr Jude Ejiogu | Cleared |
5. | Mr Chima Anozie | Cleared |
6. | Dr Chris Emenike Nlemoha | Cleared |
7. | Mr Eche George Ezenna | Cleared |
8. | Chukwudi Celestine Ololo | Cleared |
9. | Air Commodore Peter Gbujie | Cleared |
SOUTH WEST
Lagos State
S/N | NAME | DECISION |
1. | Mr Akinwunmi Ambode | Cleared |
2. | Dr Kadir Obafemi Hamzat | Cleared |
3. | Jide Sanya-Olu | Cleared |
Oyo State
S/N | NAME | DECISION |
1. | Niyi Akintola, SAN | Cleared |
2. | Mr Christopher Alao Akala | Cleared |
3. | Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe | Cleared |
4. | Dr Olusola Ayandele, PhD | Cleared |
5. | Dr Owolabi Babalola | Cleared |
6. | Dr Azeez Popoola Adeduntun | Cleared |
7. | Adebayo Adekola Adelabu | Cleared |
8. | Mr Adebayo Shittu, Esq | Not Cleared (No NYSC Certificate) |
Ogun State
S/N | NAME | DECISION |
1. | Jimi Lawal | Cleared |
2. | Dapo Abiodun | Cleared |
3. | Mr Bimbo Abiodun | Cleared |
4. | Sen. Adegbenga Kaka | Cleared |
5. | Mr Kunle Akinlade | Cleared |
6. | Abayomi Semako Koroto Hunye | Cleared |
NORTH WEST
Jigawa State
S/N | NAME | DECISION |
1. | Alh. Abubakar Badaru | Cleared |
2. | Alhaji. Hashim Ubale | Cleared |
Katsina State
S/N | NAME | DECISION |
1. | Aminu Masari | Cleared |
2. | Abubakar Ismaila Isa | Cleared |
3. | Garba Sani Dankani | Cleared |
Kebbi State
S/N | NAME | DECISION |
1. | Alhaji Atiku Bagudu | Cleared |
2. | Ibrahim Mohammed Mera, OON | Not Cleared |
Sokoto State
S/N | NAME | DECISION |
1. | Abbakar Abdullahi Gumbi | Cleared |
2. | Farouk Malami Yabo | Cleared |
3. | Ahmed Aliyu | Cleared |
4. | Sen. Abubakar Umar Gada | Cleared |
Zamfara State
S/N | NAME | DECISION |
1. | Dauda Lawal | Cleared |
2. | Mukhtar Idris Shehu | Cleared |
3. | Brig. Gen. Mansur Ali | Cleared |
4. | Alhaji Ustaz Ibrahim Mohammed Wakala | Cleared |
5. | Sen. Kabiru Marafa | Cleared |
6. | Alhaji Mahmuda Aliyu Shinkafi | Cleared |
7.Aminu | Sani Jaji | Cleared |
8. | Engr. Abubakar Magaji | Cleared |
9. | Mohammed Sagir Hamidu | Cleared |
NORTH CENTRAL
Benue State
S/N | NAME | DECISION |
1. | Dr Hon. Emmanuel Jime | Cleared |
2. | Titus T. Zam | Cleared |
3. | Akange Audu | Cleared |
4. | Mr Aema Achado | Cleared |
5. | Benjamin Tilley Adanyi | Cleared |
6. | Micheal Iordye, mni | Cleared |
Nasarawa State
S/N | NAME | DECISION |
1. | Sule Audu | Cleared |
2. | Mr Silas Agara | Cleared |
3. | Alhaji Aliyu Wadada | Cleared |
4. | Zakari Idde | Cleared |
5. | Hassan M. Liman, SAN | Cleared |
6. | Mohammed Musa Maikaya | Cleared |
7. | Mr Shehu Tukur | Cleared |
8. | Dauda Shuaibu Kigbu | Cleared |
9. | Dr James Angbazo | Cleared |
10. | Alhaji Jafar Mohammed Ibrahim | Cleared |
11. | Danladi Envulu-Anza Halilu | Not Cleared |
Niger State
S/N | NAME | DECISION |
1. | Alhaji Sani Bello | Cleared |
2. | Abubakar Mamma Jiya Maaji | Not Cleared |
Plateau State
S/N | NAME | DECISION |
1. | Mr Simon Lalong, | Cleared |
NORTH EAST
Adamawa State
S/N | NAME | DECISION |
1. | Sen. Mohammed Jibrilla | Cleared |
2. | Nuhu Ribadu | Cleared |
3. | Mahmood Halilu Ahmed | Cleared |
Bauchi State
S/N | NAME | DECISION |
1. | Alhaji Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar | Cleared |
2. | Dr Ali Pate | Cleared |
3. | Captain Bala Jibrin | Cleared |
4. | Dr Yakubu Lame | Cleared |
Borno State
S/N | NAME | DECISION |
1. | Kashim Imam | Cleared |
2. | Prof. Babagana Umaru | Cleared |
3. | Gambo Lawan | Cleared |
4. | Mustapha Baba Shehu | Cleared |
5. | Alhaji Umaru Kumalia | Cleared |
6. | Muhammad Aba Lima | Cleared |
7.. | Mr Kaka Shehu Lawan, Esq. | Cleared |
8. | Alhaji Adamu Dibal | Cleared |
9. | Mustapha Fannarambe | Cleared |
10. | Mohammed Jafaru | Cleared |
11. | Sen. Baba Kaka Bashir Garba | Cleared |
12. | Mohammed Makinta | Cleared |
13. | Mr Babagana Tijjani | Cleared |
14. | Adamu Alhaji Lawan | Cleared |
15. | Mai Sherrif | Cleared |
16. | Hon. Abba Jato | Cleared |
17. | Attom Magira Tom | Cleared |
18. | Umar Alkali | Cleared |
19. | Baba Ahmed Jidda | Cleared |
20. | Idris Mamman Gatumbwa | Cleared |
21. | Sen. Abubakar Kyari | Cleared |
Gombe State
S/N | NAME | DECISION |
1. | Mohammed Jibrin Barde | Cleared |
2. | Hon. Ibrahim Dasuki Jalo | Cleared |
3. | Mohammadu Inuwa Yahaya | Cleared |
4. | Kamisu Ahmed Mailan | Cleared |
5. | Umaru Kwairanga | Cleared |
6. | Abubakar Muazu Hassan | Cleared |
7. | Umar Farouk Musa | Cleared |
8. | Sen. Idris Audu Umar | Cleared |
9. | Aliyu Haidar Abubakar | Cleared |
Taraba State
S/N | NAME | DECISION |
1. | H.E. Sani Abubakar Danladi | Cleared |
2. | Sen. Joel Danlami Ikenya | Cleared |
3. | Garba Umar-UTC | Cleared |
4. | Prof. Mohammed Sanni Yahaya | Cleared |
5. | Comrade Bobboi Bala Kaigama | Cleared |
6.. | Aliyu Omar, MON | Cleared |
7. | Chief Ezekiel Afunkuyo | Cleared |
8. | Chief David Sabo Kente | Cleared |
9. | Mohammed Tumba Ibrahim | Cleared |
10. | Barr. Kabiru Umaru, Esq. | Cleared |
11. | Aliyu Omar, MON | Cleared |
12. | Sen. Hajia Aisha Alhassan | Not Cleared |
Yobe
S/N | NAME | DECISION |
1. | Hon. Mai Mala Buni | Cleared |
2. | Umar Ali Kromchi | Cleared |
3. | Hon. Sidi Yakubu | Cleared |
4. | Ali Kolomi | Cleared |
5. | Ibrahim Mohammed Bomai | Withdrew |
(NAN)
– Sept. 28, 2018 @ 9:35 GMT |
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