APC NWC okay Yahaya Bello and eight other candidates

Following the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) screening of Kogi State governorship aspirants, Gov. Yahaya Bello and eight other andidates to participate in the primary election.

This was contained in a statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, on Wednesday.
“After a comprehensive review of the submissions by the two committees, relying on the party’s guidelines and the provisions of the Electoral Act, nine aspirants were finally cleared to contest the August 29, 2019 Indirect Governorship primary. Seven other aspirants did not meet the requirements for participation in the exercise”, the statement read.
Those cleared are Yahaya Bello, Hadiza Iyoma Ibrahim, Yahaya Odidi Audu,bSani Lulu Abdullahi and Engr. Abubakar Bashir.
Others are Engr. Danlami Umar Mohammed, Yakubu Mohammed, Hassan Abdullahi and Ekele Aishat Blessing.
Those that were not cleared are Prof. Mohammed Seidu Onaili, Usman Oyibe Jibrin, Mustapha Mona Audu and Rukkaya Ibrahim.
Others include Gen. Patrick Adenu Akpa, Babatunde Ayo Kunle Irukera and Muhammed Abubakar Unukwu Audu.