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APC National Chairman Abdullahi Adamu
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended the screening of presidential hopefuls seeking to fly the party’s flag in the 2023 general elections.
The exercise is being conducted secretly at a popular hotel in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
APC National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, and other party leaders are already at the venue of the exercise.
Frontrunner Bola Ahmed Tinubu is among the first set of aspirants scheduled to be screened today.
As earlier reported by News Express, there are 23 aspirants on the list of those to be screened for the plum job by the ruling party.
Apart from Tinubu and Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, others included in the list are Senate President Ahmed Lawan and former ministers Rotimi Amaechi, Ogbonnaya Onu, Godswill Akpabio, and Chukwuemeja Nwajiuba.
Serving governors who are also listed for the screening are Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti), Yahaya Bello (Kogi), Dave Umahi (Ebonyi), Ben Ayade (Cross River) and Badaru Abubakar (Jigawa).
The rest are President Buhari’s running mate in 2011, Pastor Tunde Bakare, Uju Ken-Ohanenye, Nicholas Felix, Ahmad Rufai Sani, Tein Jack-Rich, and Ikeobasi Mokelu. (Partly based on a Channels TV report)
