The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Screening Committee has cleared seven aspirants for the party primaries ahead of the Oct. 11 gubernatorial bye-election in Adamawa.
The Chairman of the committee, Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, made this known when he briefed newsmen in Yola on Tuesday.
Akeredolu, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), said the seven aspirants satisfied the requirements to participate in the party’s primary election.
“Going by the guidelines of our party all the seven aspirants screened had been cleared having satisfied all the requirements contained in the guidelines.
“We are now going to communicate the report to the party headquarters in Abuja,” Akeredolu said.
The aspirants include Alhaji Dahiru Bobbo, Mr Yakubu Tsala, Mr Emmanuel Bello, Sen. Bindo Jibrilla, Sen. Ahmed Barata, Alhaji Ibrahim Mijinyawa and Mr Boss Mustafa.
The party primary will hold on Sept. 7.