The All Progressives Congress (APC) has released the list of House of Representatives aspirants marked as “not cleared” in several states ahead of the party’s primaries for the 2027 general elections.
In a statement on Saturday signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the APC said the screening exercise was conducted by its Screening Committees in line with established procedures and guidelines.
The party did not provide specific reasons for the disqualification of the affected aspirants.Here is the full list of disqualified (“Not Cleared”) aspirants by state:
Ondo State Hon. Adefisoye Tajudeen (Idanre/Ifedore)
Olusegun Victor Ategbole (Akoko South-East/South-West)
Seun Oluwashina Ajongbolo (Akoko South-East/South-West)
Rt. Hon. Arowole Ayodeji Samuel (Owo/Ose)
Morufu Tosin Ibrahim (Akoko North-East/North-West)
Oseni Oyeniyi (Akoko North-East/North-West)
Olaleye John Adedipe (Akoko North-East/North-West)
Bauchi State Dr. Bashir Ibrahim Bello (Darazo/Ganjuwa Federal Constituency)
Ebonyi State Hon. Idu Igariwe (Afikpo/Edda Federal Constituency)
Kogi State Sanni Salau Ogembe (Okene/Ogori-Magongo Federal Constituency)
Rivers State Air Commodore John Azubuike Opara (rtd) (Port Harcourt Federal Constituency)
Hon. Anderson Allison Igbiki (Okrika/Ogu-Bolo Federal Constituency)
Awaji Imombek D. Abiante (Andoni/Opobo-Nkoro Federal Constituency)
Hon. Boma Goodhead (Asari-Toru/Akuku-Toru Federal Constituency)
The development comes as APC primaries for the National Assembly are ongoing or scheduled in various states.
In Rivers State, the disqualifications particularly affect aspirants perceived to be loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, while several allies of former Governor Nyesom Wike were reportedly cleared.
The party is expected to proceed with primaries using the cleared aspirants in the affected constituencies.
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