At least 30 or 31 governors, 88 senators, 242 members of the House of Representatives and President Bola Tinubu’s sole challenger, Osifo Stanley, and 2,620 others are set to know whether or not they will contest the 2027 elections on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, today.
Imo State governor, Hope Uzodimma; House of Representatives Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu; Ogun East Senator, Gbenga Daniel; and former governor of Gombe State, Ibrahim Dankwambo, are also among those screened by the party.
As part of activities to meet the timelines of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for the polls, the APC will publish the names of cleared aspirants today.
APC screened no fewer than 2,980 aspirants for one presidential slot, 28 governorship, 109 Senate, 360 House of Representatives, and 991 state assembly positions.
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