The All Progressives Congress(APC) has postponed the screening exercise for Presidential Aspirants earlier scheduled to be held on Monday, May 23rd, 2022.
A statement issued on sunday night by the APC National Publicity Secretary, Barr. Felix Morka, stated that a new date for the exercise will be communicated to the public.
It regretted any inconvenience this may have caused.
The statement read, “The Screening Exercise for Presidential Aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) earlier scheduled to be held on Monday, May 23rd, 2022, is hereby postponed.
“A new date for the exercise will be announced shortly. Any inconvenience caused is deeply regretted.”
Metronetworknews reports that this is the second time that the APC National Working Committee will shift the date of the presidential screening after it failed to hold last weekend.
No fewer than twenty-five presidential aspirants were expected to participate in the screening exercise.
They include; Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, former Minister of Transportation, Vice President Yemi Osibanjo, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, APC National Leader, former Minister of Niger Delta Development, Sen. Godswill Akpabio.
Others are; Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade, Ebonyi State Governor, Engr. Dave Umahi; Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi; ex-Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba and former Senate President, Sen. Ken Nnamani.
Also, Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, Jigawa State Governor, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar; ex-Zamfara State governor, Sen. Ahmed Yerima; former Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu; former Imo State governor, Sen. Rochas Okorocha and former Ogun state governor, Sen. Ibikunle Amosu.