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By Akinwande Soji-Ojo
A frontiline presidential aspirant on the All Progressives Congress (APC) platform, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is scheduled to be screened on Monday (today) by the party’s screening committee.
It was gathered that APC would hold its presidential screening for two days, starting on Monday, May 30, 2022.
However, the name of former President Goodluck Jonathan is missing on the list of spirants expected to be screened.
Names of 23 aspirants are on the list seen by Newspeakonline.
It was learnt that the screening will hold at a top hotel in Abuja.
Apart from Tinubu, othes on the list include Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; Senate President, Ahmed Lawan; and former ministers Rotimi Amaechi, Ogbonnaya Onu, Godswill Akpabio, and Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba.
Serving governors who are also listed for the screening are Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti); Yahaya Bello (Kogi); Dave Umahi (Ebonyi); Ben Ayade (Cross River) and Badaru Abubakar (Jigawa).
Others are former Senate President, Ken Nnamani; former House of Representatives Speaker, Dimeji Bankole; Senators Ibikunle Amosun, Ajayi Boroffice, and Rochas Okorocha.
President Muhammadu Buhari’s running mate in the 2011 presidential election, Pastor Tunde Bakare; Uju Ken-Ohanenye; Nicholas Felix; Ahmad Rufai Sani; Tein Jack-Rich; Ikeobasi Mokelu are also expected to face the screening committee.