The screening appeal panel set up by the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the October 10 governorship election in Ondo State has quashed the disqualification of Abraham Olusegun, an ally of the National Leader of the party, Bola Tinubu.
It was earlier reported that Olusegun was disqualified by the Tijani Tumsa-led screening committee over “failure to meet up with the requirements set by the party”. But the appeal committee, led by Umar Lawan-Kareto, refused to uphold the screening committee’s report which disqualified Olusegun. The panel cleared all the 12 aspirants jostling for party’s ticket. Those cleared are Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu, Joseph Olusola, Odimayo Okunjemi, Owolabi Adelami, Kekemeke Isaacs, Olusola Oke, Ifeoluwa Oyedele, Olajumoke Anifowoshe, Awodeyi Akinsehinwa, Adetula Olubukola, Abraham Olusegun and Nathaniel Adojutelega.
Meanwhile, the party will today inaugurate two committees for the exercise.
The committees are to be inaugurated by the Chairman of the Caretaker Committee of the party, Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State. They are the primary election and appeal committees.
Also on Thursday, the Coalition of APC Support Groups (CASG) asked the national leadership of the party to adopt direct primary to elect the party’s candidate for the October 10, governorship election in Ondo State.
-Ademola Alade