{"id":60823,"date":"2022-06-03T17:37:15","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T16:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=60823"},"modified":"2022-06-03T17:37:15","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T16:37:15","slug":"twist-of-fate-apc-screening-committee-disqualifies-10-presidential-aspirants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/twist-of-fate-apc-screening-committee-disqualifies-10-presidential-aspirants\/","title":{"rendered":"Twist Of Fate: APC Screening Committee Disqualifies 10 Presidential Aspirants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">The All Progressives Congress Screening Committee has disqualified 10 presidential aspirants of the party.<\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Chairman of the APC presidential screening committee, John Odigie-Oyegun, made this known on Friday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Odigie-Oyegun spoke while submitting his committee\u2019s report to the APC National Chairman, Abduallahi Adamu, in Abuja.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Apart from Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu, other APC presidential aspirants are Senate President Ahmad Lawan and former ministers Rotimi Amaechi, Ogbonnaya Onu, Godswill Akpabio, and Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Serving governors aspiring are Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti), Yahaya Bello (Kogi), Dave Umahi (Ebonyi), Ben Ayade (Cross River) and Badaru Abubakar (Jigawa).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Others are former Senate President Ken Nnamani, former House of Representatives Speaker, Dimeji Bankole, and serving senators Ibikunle Amosun, Ajayi Boroffice, and Rochas Okorocha.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">President Muhammadu Buhari\u2019s running mate in 2011, Pastor Tunde Bakare, Uju Ken-Ohanenye, Nicholas Felix, Ahmad Rufai Sani, Tein Jack-Rich, Ikeobasi Mokelu are also aspiring.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">According to Oyegun, only 13 out of the 23 aspirants screened were cleared by the committee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">He hinted that youthful aspirants made the list of cleared aspirants without revealing names.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The PUNCH had reported that the committee held the screening exercise on Monday and Tuesday in Abuja.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">According to an earlier released schedule by the party, the cleared aspirants are expected to contest the APC presidential primary at a special convention in Abuja between June 6 and June 8.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><b>Tinubu, Osinbajo not youthful -Don<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">A Professor of Journalism and Emerging Media at Kennesaw State University, Farooq Kperogi, has said that both Tinubu and Osinbajo are not youthful.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">He said this in a social media post after Oyegun\u2019s committee submitted their screening report to the APC\u2019s National Working Committee on Friday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">After the submission, Oyegun had hinted that youthful aspirants made the list of cleared aspirants.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The post was titled, \u2018Tinubu and Osinbajo disqualified from APC Primaries?\u2019.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">He posted, \u201cJohn Oyegun, who chaired APC\u2019s screening committee, told newsmen a while ago that only 13 \u201cyouthful aspirants\u201d were cleared to run for the party\u2019s primaries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI can bet my bottom dollar that Bola Tinubu has been disqualified. 70 years isn\u2019t, by any system of measurement, \u201cyouthful.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cAt 65, which is just five years younger than Tinubu, Yemi Osinbajo isn\u2019t \u201cyouthful,\u201d either.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThe implosion of APC has just officially started!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><b>Call for Tinubu\u2019s disqualification<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">A member of the All Progressives Congress in Kano State, Sagir Mai Iyali, had written a petition against the party\u2019s aspirant, Bola Tinubu, seeking his disqualification by the Oyegun-led committee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Iyali in a letter dated May 17, 2022, demanded the disqualification over the former governor\u2019s \u201cquestionable educational qualifications\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">He also claimed that Tinubu allegedly submitted false documents to the Independent National Electoral Commission in 1998.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Iyali said although Tinubu is above the required age to contest the office of president, his age is not known, adding that obscurity surrounding the presidential hopeful could jeopardise the party\u2019s chances at the polls.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It read in part, \u201cWe understand that Bola Tinubu who has since procured his expression of interest and nomination forms and has submitted the same to the party has certain issues that clearly amount to a similar disqualification scenario.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cFrom the information contained in prior submissions to INEC, particularly in 1999, Mr. Tinubu presented a false claim, on oath, of his attendance at the University of Chicago from 1972-1976.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cIt is clear now that these claims are false. Not only was this filed in the INEC form with a declaration on oath on December 20 1999, it was also contained in an affidavit of loss sworn to before the High Court of Lagos, Ikeja Registry, December 29, 1998.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The petition asked Tinubu to show proof he attended the University of Chicago or he must stand disqualified as the opposition is in possession of his questionable credentials.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cOver the years, the identity of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has been shrouded in secrecy. In fact, no one can claim to know the identity of the man. Repeated efforts and demands by the general populace and the media to unravel the identity of Asiwaju Tinubu have all proved abortive and unsuccessful,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In his response, Tinubu\u2019s Media Aide, Tunde Ramon, at 9.30pm on Monday said a statement would be issued soon. 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