A seven-member Screening Committee chaired by a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chibudom Nwuche, has been inaugurated by the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the 2016 governorship election primaries in Edo State.
This committee alongside a three-member Screening Appeal Committee chaired by Senator Olorunnimbe Mamora was inaugurated by the party’s National Organising Secretary, Osita Izunaso, at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja.
Other members of the Screening Committee include: Olubunmi Adetunmbi, Caleb Zagi, Mary Enwongulu, Aisha Aliyu, Kizito Martins and Oyibo Obasi, who will serve as the secretary of the committee, while the Mamora committee has Nkechi Nwaogu and Abubakar Moriki, the secretary of the committee.
A statement by the APC on Wednesday says that the APC National Organising Secretary charged the seven-member Screening Committee to carry out a comprehensive check on all documents submitted to the party by the 12 aspirants.
He said all candidates must meet eligibility requirements provided by the 1999 Constitution (as amended), 2010 Electoral Act (as amended), the party’s constitution and the party’s 2014 guidelines for the nomination of candidates for public office.
Izunaso, who insisted that all aspirants should be treated fairly and justly during the screening exercise, said; “Today, we have assembled very eminent personalities of our great party to undertake this important assignment for us.
“The APC governorship primaries for Edo state will be on 18th June, 2016 in Benin while the screening will commence this afternoon (Wednesday) in Abuja. We don’t want any interference with your job that is why we are not conducting the screening exercise in Benin. It has always been our tradition to conduct the screening outside the state.
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