The Screening Committee of the ruing All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2020 governorship election in Edo State has disqualified incumbent governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, from the race.

The committee ruled on Friday afternoon that Obaseki and some others are not qualified to contest the party’s forthcoming governorship primary election.

Chairman of the committee, Professor Jonathan Ayuba, announced the disqualification of Obaseki and two other aspirants at the APC National Secretariat in Abuja.

He made the announcement while briefing the APC National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, and other party chieftains on the outcome of the screening exercise.

“We have screened six aspirants; three were deemed eligible to participate and three were found ineligible to participate,” Ayuba told party leaders at the briefing.

He explained that Governor Obaseki was disqualified on the grounds that his HSC and National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificates were “defective”.

According to the committee chairman, the team took the decision to disqualify and clear aspirants based on some references and documents.