APC Clears Aspirants For Party’s Primaries, Appoints Returning Officers

 

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress APC has appointed respective State Governors to serve as Returning Officers for the Presidential Direct Primaries holding across the States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Friday, September 27th, 2018.

A statement by the party’s Acting National Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena in Abuja states that in States where there are no Governors on the Party’s platform, Senators along with the ministers are to serve as Returning Officers for the exercise.

Nabena said National and State House of Assembly members are to coordinate their various constituencies during the exercise.

The party also released the list of Cleared Governorship Aspirants based on the decision of the National Working Committee on Governorship Aspirants Screening Committee Report.

They are:

SOUTH SOUTH

Akwa Ibom State

S/N NAME DECISION
1. H.E. Obong Nsima Ekere Cleared
2. Sen. John Akpan Udoedeghe, Phd Cleared
3. Dan Abia, Esq. Cleared
4. Dr. Edet Okon Efretui Cleared
Delta State

S/N NAME DECISION
1. Prof. Pat Utomi Cleared
2. Dr. (Hon). Cairo Ojugbo Cleared
3. Rt. (Hon.) Victor Ochei, Esq. Cleared
4. Chief Great Ovdje Ogboru Cleared
5. Chief Osiobe Eric Okotie Not Cleared
Cross River State

S/N NAME DECISION
1. Pastor Usani Uguru Usani Cleared
2. Sen. John Owan Enoh Cleared
3. High Chief Edem Duke Cleared
4. John Upan Odey Cleared
5. Prof. Nyong Eyo Cleared
Rivers State

S/N NAME DECISION
1. Tonye Cole Cleared
2. Sen. Magnus Ngei Abe Cleared
3. Dumo Lulu Briggs Cleared
4. Dr. Dawari George Cleared
SOUTH EAST

Abia State

S/N NAME DECISION
1. Dr. Uche Ogah, OON Cleared
2. High Chief Ikechi Emenike Cleared
3. H.E. Comrade Chris Akomas Cleared
4. Rt. Hon. Martins Azubuike, Esq. Cleared
5. Barr. Friday Nwosu, Esq. Cleared
6. Prince Amb. Okey Emuchay Cleared
7. Prince Paul Ikonne Cleared
Ebonyi State

S/N NAME DECISION
1. Sen. Sunny Ogbuoji Cleared
2. Arc. Dr. Edward Nkweagu Cleared
3. Sen. Emmanuel Agboti Cleared
4. Obasi Ogbonnaya Obasi Cleared
5. Hon. Kelechi Chima Cleared
6. Engr. Paul Okorie Cleared
7. Comrade Christain Cleared
8. Chief Austine Igwe Edeze Cleared
9. Prof. Benard Odoh Cleared
Enugu State

S/N NAME DECISION
1. Sen. Ayogu Eze Cleared
2. Barr. Ifeanyi Nwaoga, Esq. Cleared
3. Akubue Augustine Cleared
4. Ben Eche Cleared
5. Barr. George Ogara, Esq. Cleared
6. Barr. Ejikeme Ugwu, Esq Not Cleared
Imo State

S/N NAME DECISION
1. Sen. Hope Uzodinma Cleared
2. Hon. Uche Nwosu Cleared
3. H.E. Prince Eze Madumere Cleared
4. Sir Jude Ejiogu Cleared
5. Barr. Chima Anozie Cleared
6. Dr. Chris Emenike Nlemoha Cleared
7. Sir Eche George Ezenna Cleared
8. Chukwudi Celestine Ololo Cleared
9. Air Commodore Peter Gbujie Cleared
SOUTH WEST

Lagos State

S/N NAME DECISION
1. H.E. Akinwunmi Ambode Cleared
2. Dr. Kadir Obafemi Hamzat Cleared
3. Jide Sanya-Olu Cleared
Oyo State

S/N NAME DECISION
1. Niyi Akintola, SAN Cleared
2. H.E. Christopher Alao Akala Cleared
3. Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe Cleared
4. Dr. Olusola Ayandele, PhD Cleared
5. Dr. Owolabi Babalola Cleared
6. Dr. Azeez Popoola Adeduntun Cleared
7. Adebayo Adekola Adelabu Cleared
8. Hon. Barr. Adebayo Shittu, Esq Not Cleared (No NYSC Certificate)
Ogun State

S/N NAME DECISION
1. Jimi Lawal Cleared
2. Dapo Abiodun Cleared
3. Hon. Bimbo Abiodun Cleared
4. H.E. Sen. Adegbenga Kaka Cleared
5. Hon. Kunle Akinlade Cleared
6. Abayomi Semako Koroto Hunye Cleared
NORTH WEST

Jigawa State

S/N NAME DECISION
1. H.E. Alh. Abubakar Badaru Cleared
2. Alh. Hashim Ubale Cleared
Katsina State

S/N NAME DECISION
1. H.E. Rt.Hon. Aminu Masari Cleared
2. Abubakar Ismaila Isa Cleared
3. Garba Sani Dankani Cleared
Kebbi State

S/N NAME DECISION
1. H.E. Alh. Atiku Bagudu Cleared
2. Ibrahim Mohammed Mera, OON Not Cleared
Sokoto State

S/N NAME DECISION
1. Abbakar Abdullahi Gumbi Cleared
2. Hon. Farouk Malami Yabo Cleared
3. Ahmed Aliyu Cleared
4. Sen. Abubakar Umar Gada Cleared
Zamfara State

S/N NAME DECISION
1. Dauda Lawal Cleared
2. Mukhtar Idris Shehu Cleared
3. Brig. Gen. Mansur Ali Cleared
4. H.E. Hon. Ustaz Ibrahim Mohammed Wakala Cleared
5. Sen. Kabiru Marafa Cleared
6. H.E. Mahmuda Aliyu Shinkafi Cleared
7. Hon. Aminu Sani Jaji Cleared
8. Engr. Abubakar Magaji Cleared
9. Mohammed Sagir Hamidu Cleared
NORTH CENTRAL

Benue State

S/N NAME DECISION
1. Dr. Hon. Emmanuel Jime Cleared
2. Titus T. Zam Cleared
3. Akange Audu Cleared
4. Arc. Aema Achado Cleared
5. Benjamin Tilley Adanyi Cleared
6. Micheal Iordye, mni Cleared
Nasarawa State

S/N NAME DECISION
1. Sule Audu Cleared
2. H.E. Silas Agara Cleared
3. Hon Aliyu Wadada Cleared
4. Zakari Idde Cleared
5. Hassan M. Liman, SAN Cleared
6. Mohammed Musa Maikaya Cleared
7. Arc. Shehu Tukur Cleared
8. Dauda Shuaibu Kigbu Cleared
9. Dr. James Angbazo Cleared
10. Hon. Jafar Mohammed Ibrahim Cleared
11. Danladi Envulu-Anza Halilu Not Cleared
Niger State

S/N NAME DECISION
1. H.E. Alh. Sani Bello Cleared
2. Abubakar Mamma Jiya Maaji Not Cleared
Plateau State

S/N NAME DECISION
1. H.E. Rt. Hon. Simon Lalong, Esq. Cleared
NORTH EAST

Adamawa State

S/N NAME DECISION
1. H.E. Sen. Mohammed Jibrilla Cleared
2. Nuhu Ribadu Cleared
3. Mahmood Halilu Ahmed Cleared
Bauchi State

S/N NAME DECISION
1. H.E. Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar Cleared
2. Dr. Ali Pate Cleared
3. Captain Bala Jibrin Cleared
4. Dr. Yakubu Lame Cleared
Borno State

S/N NAME DECISION
1. Kashim Imam Cleared
2. Prof. Babagana Umaru Cleared
3. Gambo Lawan Cleared
4. Mustapha Baba Shehu Cleared
5. Hon. Umaru Kumalia Cleared
6. Muhammad Aba Lima Cleared
7.. Barr. Kaka Shehu Lawan, Esq. Cleared
8. H.E. Adamu Dibal Cleared
9. Mustapha Fannarambe Cleared
10. Mohammed Jafaru Cleared
11. Sen. Baba Kaka Bashir Garba Cleared
12. QS Mohammed Makinta Cleared
13. Hon. Babagana Tijjani Cleared
14. Adamu Alhaji Lawan Cleared
15. Mai Sherrif Cleared
16. Hon. Abba Jato Cleared
17. Attom Magira Tom Cleared
18. Umar Alkali Cleared
19. H.E. Baba Ahmed Jidda Cleared
20. Idris Mamman Gatumbwa Cleared
21. Sen. Abubakar Kyari Cleared
Gombe State

S/N NAME DECISION
1. Mohammed Jibrin Barde Cleared
2. Hon. Ibrahim Dasuki Jalo Cleared
3. Mohammadu Inuwa Yahaya Cleared
4. Kamisu Ahmed Mailan Cleared
5. Umaru Kwairanga Cleared
6. Abubakar Muazu Hassan Cleared
7. Umar Farouk Musa Cleared
8. Sen. Idris Audu Umar Cleared
9. Aliyu Haidar Abubakar Cleared
Taraba State

S/N NAME DECISION
1. H.E. Sani Abubakar Danladi Cleared
2. Sen. Joel Danlami Ikenya Cleared
3. Garba Umar-UTC Cleared
4. Prof. Mohammed Sanni Yahaya Cleared
5. Comrade Bobboi Bala Kaigama Cleared
6.. Aliyu Omar, MON Cleared
7. Chief Ezekiel Afunkuyo Cleared
8. Chief David Sabo Kente Cleared
9. Mohammed Tumba Ibrahim Cleared
10. Barr. Kabiru Umaru, Esq. Cleared
11. Aliyu Omar, MON Cleared
12. Sen. Hajia Aisha Alhassan Not Cleared
Yobe

S/N NAME DECISION
1. Hon. Mai Mala Buni Cleared
2. Umar Ali Kromchi Cleared
3. Hon. Sidi Yakubu Cleared
4. Ali Kolomi Cleared
5. Ibrahim Mohammed Bomai