The All Progressives Congress (APC) Screening Committee has disqualified 113 aspirants seeking to contest for seats in the Kwara State House of Assembly ahead of the party’s primary elections. The development was disclosed in the screening report signed by Kwara APC Publicity Secretary, Abdulwaheed Babatunde. A total of 158 aspirants……
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Screening Committee has disqualified 113 aspirants seeking to contest for seats in the Kwara State House of Assembly ahead of the party’s primary elections.
The development was disclosed in the screening report signed by Kwara APC Publicity Secretary, Abdulwaheed Babatunde.
A total of 158 aspirants appeared before the screening committee, with 113 disqualified and 45 cleared to participate in the primary elections.
The screening report was titled, “Submission of Report of National Screening Committee – Kwara APC House of Assembly Primaries.”
TVC News gathered that the names of the uncleared aspirants were displayed at the APC state secretariat in Ilorin, while the list of cleared aspirants was not made public.
Some serving lawmakers were among those not cleared, although the majority of affected aspirants are new entrants into the race.
According to the statement, the affected aspirants were not cleared during the screening exercise conducted on May 11.
Speaking before the commencement of the screening exercise on Monday, APC State Chairman, Sunday Fagbemi, and Chairman of the Screening Committee, Professor Success Musa, assured aspirants of a fair and transparent process.
They described the large number of aspirants as a reflection of internal democracy within the party.
