The All Progressives Congress (APC) has reportedly shifted to Friday the screening of 16 aspirants jostling for the party’s ticket towards the Ondo State governorship primary election slated for April 20.
A total of 16 bought the nomination form.
They include: Governor Lucky Ayiedatiwa; business mogul and Senator representing Ondo South district, Jimoh Ibrahim; notable APC chieftain, Olusola Oke; former President of Nigerian Medical Association, Prof. Francis Faduyile; mechanical engineer, Dr Funmi Waheed-Adekojo and APC National Vice Chairman (South West), Isaac Kekemeke.
Others are Akinfolarin Samuel, Olusoji Ehinlanwo, Okunjimi Odimayo, Adewale Akinterinwa, Olugbenga Edema and Gen. Ohunyeye Olamide, Morayo Lebi, Garvey Oladiran Iyanjan and Ifeoluwa Oyedele.
The two-day screening, earlier scheduled to commence on Thursday, was postponed because of the extension of the Eid-el Fitr holiday by the Federal Government.
This was disclosed by a senior official of the APC organising directorate, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
The source also explained that the exercise would however come up shortly after the inauguration of a seven-member Ondo Governorship Screening Committee and another five-man Screening Appeal Committee by the National Working Committee of the party.
Both events come up by 9am at the national secretariat of the party in Abuja on the same day.
According to him, the Governorship Screening Committee will be chaired by former Deputy Governor of Gombe State, Senator Joshua Lidani, with former Member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Bimbo Daramola, as Secretary.
Other members of the screening committee include Pastor Jones Erue, High Chief Second Bakor, Margaret Duru, Prof. Chukwudi Ledirick and Hon. Abdul Rahim Balogun.
The five-man Screening Appeal Committee, on the other hand, will be chaired by the Senator representing Kogi Central District, with Hon. Oseni Yakubu, former Member of the House of Representatives, as Secretary.
Other members of the appeal committee include Emmanuel Ekeh, Pious Idele and Ibrahim Magaji Dosara.
