The All Progressives Congress (APC) has inaugurated a seven-member Screening Committee made up of academics, lawyers and politicians to screen the incumbent Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki and five other aspirants.
The ruling party also named a six-man Appeal Committee to resolve possible fall out from the screening exercise.
Speaking on Tuesday in Abuja at the inauguration ceremony, APC National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole said the party is determined to avoid a repeat of the Bayelsa experience where the court nullified its victory due to the credentials of the party’s deputy governorship candidate.
While asking members of the committees to be thorough in their duties, Oshiomhole revealed that the Bayelsa episode was partly responsible for the display of aspirants’ credentials at the National Secretariat under the tag of claims and objection.
The Screening Committee has Professor Jonathan Ayuba as Chairman and Dr Rabe Nasir as Secretary.
Others are Professor Agbo Madaki, Ibrahim Zailani, Senator Aishatu Ahmed, Dr. Janefrances Agbu and Honourable Fort Dike.
Similarly, the Appeal Committee is headed by Professor Sadeeque Abba with Daniel Bwala acting as Secretary.
Other members include Barrister Gbenga Olubajo, Mohammed Idris, Dr. Abubakar Fari and Esther Bepeh.
The party’s Guber primary is slated for June 22.
