The Chairman of the All Progressive Congress Presidential Screening Committee, Chief John Oyegun has on Friday, revealed the reasons the Screening Committee pruned the number of Presidential aspirants from 28 to 13.

Oyegun in a statement he signed on Friday, noted that the party would have gone a little shorter than 13 but decided to allow the party to decide who their preferred candidate will be.

He said, “First, we had 23 member aspirants that we interacted with. And my first comment is that we were very occupant. Those were 23 that presented themselves. We had a lot of others, prominent Nigerians both within and outside the country that had applied but for whatever reason, could not proceed with their applications.”

“The second point I want to make is that we were surprised at the active participation of the youthful members of the party. Some of them surprised us with what they have accomplished in life, their understanding of the situation in this country and why they want to have the privilege of governing this country. What was important was that they so believed in the country and the party that they were able to pay the sum that some of us considered princely handsome to participate in the process. And I think the party ought to path itself in the back for them.”

Oyegun reeled out criteria on which candidates were screened, and stated that “Aside from the basic background, experience and understanding of the Nigerian situation, the ideas as to how issues, difficulties and problems can be addressed were key factors that were considered.”
He said, our report is simple and short. I don’t want to beat the bush. There were two aspects to it.

The basic constitutional qualifications for you to aspire to be a president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. That was simple.

“And on that basis, every single aspirant that presented himself qualified. Because it was basic and simple. But we are a governing party. And we are keen on continuing the process and replacing the proper time with our president with yet another member of the party.


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/06/apc-screening-why-we-pruned-presidential-aspirants-to-13-oyegun/

APC presidential primaries is a sham.

No one reaches equity unless he or she does so with clean hands. When some members of the chicken cabinet allegedly dipped their hands in cookie jars, then it becomes " please, it is ok, off the mike". This is a sad narrative.

E don happen

Nairaland pls stop everything APC primary getting to front page.. Very irritating if dose old fools can not arrange dere party no wonder Nigeria is in a sorry state

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