APC Ticket: Tinubu, Others Interrogated On Foreign Citizenship, Consensus
The presidential screening committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) led by the former National Chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun yesterday interrogates the party’s presidential aspirants on 10 key issues including their dual citizenship status. INDEPENDENT reports.
Some of the aspirants, who were screened by the committee revealed that the panel asked them if they would be ready to step down for the consensus candidate of the party.
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Although there have been reports that the party may adopt consensus, the National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi, who emerged through the method in March, in an interview with Voice of America (VOA) Hausa Service on May 26, said it would not be feasible for electing the party’s presidential candidate. Information Guide Nigeria
Despite the Chairman’s statement, the issues of consensus and foreign citizenship came up when presidential aspirants including the party’s National leader, Bola Tinubu; Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State, his Jigawa State counterpart, Badaru Abubakar; the immediate past Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba; Ondo-North lawmaker, Senator Ajayi Boroffice; Pastor Tunde Bakare and Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, were screened in Abuja on Monday.
The questions the aspirants were asked included, “Do you have dual citizenship? Are you the subject of an investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission or the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission? Have you been arraigned by the Code of Conduct Bureau? And have you ever been convicted for a crime?”
Other questions asked include, “Have you ever been declared bankrupt? Will you be willing to step down for a consensus candidate? What is your manifesto? Will you abide by the party’s objectives and manifesto? What is your APC membership status?” jamb results
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