APC Clears 16 Aspirants for Ondo Governorship Primary

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has cleared all 16 aspirants for the Ondo Governorship primary on April 20.

The seven-man Sen. Joshua Lidani-led Screening Committee gave all the aspirants the nod to contest the primary.

The exercise took place on Friday after inauguration of the Screening Committee and the Screening Appeal Committees by the Deputy National Organising Secretary, Nze Chidi Duru on behalf of the National Chairman, Dr.

Abdullahi Umar Ganduje at the National Secretariat, Abuja.

Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa led the pack of aspirants that appeared before the committee in the exercise that started around 11 am and rounded up with the appearance of Omo Oba Okunjimi Odimayo around 6:30 pm.

The clearance of all the aspirants was contained in a report submitted to the party by the chairman of the Committee on Saturday to the Directorate of Organisation of the party.

The Nation gathered in screening the aspirants, the committee considered their eligibility, suitability, character assessment and support verification among others as prescribed by the Electoral Act and the guidelines for the election.

After over seven hours of interaction and scrutiny of documents submitted by the aspirants, the committee declared all 16 aspirants meet the basic requirements to contest the election.