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The screening committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Edo State governorship primary has explained why Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, was disqualified from participating in the exercise.
The Chairman of the screening committee, Prof. Jonathan Ayuba, who disclosed the rationale behind the governor’s disqualification while speaking to newsmen in Abuja on Friday, said Obaseki was disqualified because of a defective Higher School Certificate.
Ayuba said Obaseki and two other aspirants, Chris Ogiemwonyi and Mathew Iduoriyekenwen, were disqualified from standing for the primaries.
He said the document Obaseki produced only attested to his attendance and not a certificate.
Ayuba also said the committee could not ascertain the authenticity of the governor’s National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) discharge certificate.
He said the report of the seven-man screening committee was conclusive, adding that they all signed it.
Ayuba added that the committee was thorough in its job, saying “the process was recorded and the unedited recording would be made available to the party.”