Bola Tinubu Faces APC Presidential Screening Today, Jonathan's Name Missing

 

 

A former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu will face the All Progressives Congress Party presidential screening committee today, Punch has reported.

 

This is as the APC holds its presidential screening for two days, starting today.

 

However, former President Goodluck Jonathan is missing on the list of aspirants expected to be screened.

 

Twenty-three aspirants are included in the list obtained by The PUNCH.

 

A source told our correspondent that the screening would hold in a top hotel in Abuja.

 

Apart from Tinubu and Osinbajo, others included in the list are Senate President Ahmed Lawan and former ministers Rotimi Amaechi, Ogbonaya 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).

 

Others are former Senate President Ken Nnamani, former House of Representatives Speaker Dimeji Bankole and serving Senators Ibikunle Amosun, Ajayi Boroffice, and Rochas Okorocha.

 

President Buhari’s running mate in 2011, Pastor Tunde Bakare, Uju Ken-Ohanenye, Nicholas Felix, Ahmad Rufai Sani, Tein Jack-Rich, Ikeobasi Mokelu are also expected to face the screening panel.

 

Details later…