The All Progressives Congress (APC) has revealed that the
presidential aspirants would be screened on May 23.
The Organising Secretary of the party, Suleiman Argungun,
stated this during the inauguration of the screening committee on Saturday in
Abuja.
The screening was supposed to take place Sunday before it
was later postponed.
He said, “The screening for the presidential candidates we
have so far 28 aspirants and as you are aware some aspirants have started
withdrawing their aspiration and as such on the 23rd of May this month they
will be screened.”
Argungu revealed that 145 governorship, 351 Senatorial and
1197 House of Representatives aspirants would be screened by the screening
committees between Saturday, 14th and Sunday 25th, ahead of the party’s
primaries.
He said: “We have so far 145 aspirants for governorship and
we have constituted three panels to screen the governorship aspirant. And also
have 351 aspirants that have also partake and returned the senatorial
aspiration forms. While we have 1197 aspirants for the House of Representatives
with 10 panels.
“The panels for the Senate are going to be four. In addition
to that, we have the guidelines of our great party that will be given to each
of the panels for screening and indeed the Appeal Committee.
“We also have a set of guidelines, an aspirant assessment and
verification form that will be given to each of the committee for the screening
and also each of the panel will be given collections of the forms names,
expression of interest forms and the guidelines of our party, each of these for
guidance.”
He noted that with the love people have for the APC, the
party would appreciate having credible leaders that would add value to the
party in the 2023 elections.
Argungun added, “The three panels for the gubernatorial
candidate will be here in Fraser suit and the four panels for the senatorial
candidate will also be here while that of the House of Representatives will be
communicated soon.”
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