Kogi election: APC approves Yahaya Bello, 3 others as 12 aspirants are disqualified
- Yahaya Bello and three others are approved by the All Progressives Congress (APC) as qualified to contest the party's coming primary election in Kogi state
- The APC disqualifies 12 of the aspirants including the two children of the late former governor of the state, Abubakar Audu
- A screening committee of the party explains in details why each of the aspirants was disqualified from the race
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has approved the aspiration of Yahaya Bello and three others to seek the candidature of the party ahead of the governorship election in Kogi state.
The party also disqualified 12 aspirants including the two sons of a former governor of the state, late Abubakar Audu.
The party’s screening committee, chaired by Senator Hope Uzodinma, approved Bello, a member of the House of Representatives, Hassan Bello, Ekele Aisha Blessing and Abubakar Bashir.
Those disqualified include:
Mohammed Audu
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Mustapha Mona Audu
Yahaya Audu,
Danlami Mohammed,
Babatunde Irukera,
Rukkaya Ibrahim,
Sani Lulu Abdulahi,
Gen. Patrick Akpa(rtd)
Prof. Mohammed Onaili,
Yakubu Mohammed,
Rear Admiral Usman Jibril (rtd)
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the committee said the 12 aspirants were disqualified because of issues ranging from faulty declaration of age, not having a valid Permanent Voters Card (PVC), or not meeting the financial obligation of the party.
The approved aspirants would now slug it out at the APC primary election slated for August 29.
It was learnt that 13 male aspirants bought expression of interest and nomination forms at N22.5 million each, while three female aspirants purchased it at N11.25 million each with the party generating about N327 million.
Prof Mohammed Seidu is not cleared because he paraded two different dates of birth while there was also discrepancy in the date of birth of Usman Oyibe Jibrin.
Read reasons why others were not approved below:
Mustapha Mona Audu: invalid nomination process; not a financial member of the party; no evidence of financial contribution to the party, certificate of birth or declaration of age not attached.
Hadiza Iyoma Ibrahim: No supporting document/credentials, invalid nomination by members of the party and not a financial member of the party.
Yahaya Odidi Audu: Invalid declaration of age and not a financial member of the party.
Sani Lulu Abdullahi: Not a financial member of the party and not registered in his ward.
Patrick Adenu Akpa: Unsigned and invalid nomination form and not a financial member of the party.
Danlami Umar Mohammed: Not a financial member of the party, invalid party membership card and invalid nomination.
Yakubu Mohammed: Not a financial member of the party and invalid nomination.
Babatunde Ayo Kunle Irukera: Invalid declaration of age, spent less than one year in the party and without waiver, academic credentials and supporting documents not attached, not a committed party member and nomination form not duly signed.
Rukkaya Ibrahim: Incomplete nomination form, no Permanent Voter Card, invalid declaration of age and not a committed party member.
Mohammaed Abubakar Audu: Invalid nomination form and not financial member of the party.
“The committee received two separate sets of petitions against some of the aspirants and they were attached to the committee report.
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“We thank and appreciate the APC National Working Committee (NWC) led by Mr Adams Oshiomhole for the confidence reposed on the chairman and members of the committee.
“We hope that the committee’s recommendations will bring peace, harmony and unity that will ensure the victory of the party at the November 16, general election,” the report said.
Legit.ng earlier reported that Prince Mohammed Abubakar Audu recently picked the expression of interest and nomination forms ahead of the November governorship election in Kogi state.
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