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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>On Monday, the All Progressives Congress (APC) screened its first batch of presidential aspirants.<\/p>\n

A total of 23 aspirants are listed for the screening, which will be concluded on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Former National Chairman of the APC, John Oyegun, is the chairperson of the screening committee.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the party has not declared its position on if it would zone the presidential ticket.<\/p>\n

According to Abdullahi Adamu, APC national chairman, the decision would be taken after the screening exercise.<\/p>\n

The 12 aspirants scheduled for screening on Monday were listed as follows:<\/p>\n

Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba<\/p>\n

Badaru Abubakar<\/p>\n

Robert A. Boroffice<\/p>\n

Uju Ken-Ohanenye<\/p>\n

Nicholas Felix<\/p>\n

David Umahi<\/p>\n

Ken Nnamani<\/p>\n

Tunde Bakare<\/p>\n

Ibikunle Amosun<\/p>\n

Bola Tinubu<\/p>\n

Ahmad Rufai Sani<\/p>\n

Rotimi Amaechi<\/p>\n

Those to be screened on Tuesday are:<\/p>\n

Dimeji Bankole<\/p>\n

Kayode Fayemi<\/p>\n

Godswill Akpabio<\/p>\n

Yemi Osinbajo<\/p>\n

Rochas Okorocha<\/p>\n

Yahaya Bello<\/p>\n

Tein Jack-Rich<\/p>\n

Christopher Onu<\/p>\n

Ahmad Lawan<\/p>\n

Ben Ayade<\/p>\n

Ikeobasi Mokelu<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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