APC Primary: Adamu dismisses Oyegun report; Okorocha, Bakare, others missing cleared

Contrary to what the APC screening panel chairman Odigie Oyegun said, the party’s national chairman Abdullahi Adamu has said none of the 23 aspirants will be disqualified.

“Nobody has been disqualified. We have the report. No aspirant has been disqualified. It is like sitting in an exam. Even if you pass, there is grading. There is first class, second class upper and the rest,” Adamu told reporters on Saturday.

“As it stands, no aspirant has been disqualified.”

Oyegun had on Friday announced that 10 presidential aspirants on the party’s platform were disqualified while about 13 of them would battle it out for the party’s sole ticket.

He said that some factors influenced the committee’s report which include aspirant’s ability to lead and their background

He said that the basic constitutional qualification to aspire to be a president of the country was also put into consideration.

From the committee’s report, only Abubakar, Badaru, Akpabio, Godswill Obot, Amaechi, Chibuike Rotimi, Amosun, Ibikunle, Bello, Yahaya, Fayemi, John Kayode, Jack -Rich, Tein, Lawan, Ahmed, Nwajiuba, Chukwuemeka Uwaezuoke, Onu, Christopher, Osinbajo, Yemi, Tinubu, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola and Umahi, Nweze David made the list.

Embattled Sen Rochas Okorocha, Tiunde Bakare were among those missing on the list.