Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s name is conspicuously missing among the 23 presidential aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) scheduled for screening between today and Tomorrow in Abuja.
The campaign for Jonathan has been slammed as an insult to the founders and members of the APC, seven years after the party ousted Jonathan and the PDP in the 2015 election.
The rumours of Jonathan contesting the APC ticket began after a so-called northern coalition bought the APC presidential expression of interest and nomination forms for him.
Despite the former president denying interest, the rumour persisted and was given another life by fables he would be fielded as consensus candidate.
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Meanwhile, frontline APC presidential aspirant, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is slated for screening today on Day One of the exercise.
Tinubu, who is also the national leader of the All Progressives Congress is among the 23 hopefuls that will be scrutinised in the two-day exercise.
He is listed as No. 10.
Below are the names of the presidential hopefuls for screening as listed by APC.
Chukwuemeka Uwaezuoke Nwajiuba; Badaru Abubakar; Robert A. Boroffice; Uju Ken-Ohanenye; Nicholas Felix; Nweze David Umahi; Ken Nnamani; Gbolahan B. Bakare.
Others are: Ahmad Rufai Sani; Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi; Oladimeji Sabon Bankole; John Kayode Fayemi; Godswill Obot Akpabio; Yemi Osinbajo; Rochas Anayo Okorocha; Yahaya Bello; Tein Jack-Rich; Christopher Onu; Ahmad Lawan; Ben Ayade and Ikeobasi Mokelu.