The All Progressives Congress has postponed the screening of its 2023 presidential aspirants earlier scheduled for Monday (today).
Felix Morka, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, announced this in a statement he issued on Sunday in Abuja.
Morka said the party regretted any inconveniences caused by the postponement, adding that a new date for the exercise would be announced soon.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that no fewer than 25 presidential aspirants will be screened by the APC Presidential Screening Committee to contest for the party’s 2023 presidential ticket.
The list of the presidential aspirants includes Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a former Governor of Lagos State; and Rotimi Amaechi, who was until recently the Minister of Transportation.
Others are former Minister of Niger Delta Development, Senator Godswill Akpabio; and former Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu.
Former Imo State Governor, Senator Rochas Okorocha; former Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun; Pastor Tunde Bakare; Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade; and his Ebonyi State counterpart, Governor Dave Umahi, are also in the race.
The Chairman, Nigeria Governors Forum and Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi; former President of the Senate, Senator Ken Nnamani; Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State; and Jigawa State Governor, Mohammed Abubakar, are also in the race.
Others are President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan; former Zamfara State Governor, Senator Ahmed Yerima; the only APC female aspirant, Uju Kennedy-Ohnenye; Pastor Nicholas Nwagbo; and former Speaker of House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole.