APC Drops Mama Taraba, Shittu, others in Governorship Screening

Hajia Aisha Alhassan, a former Minister, who resigned in July to contest the 2019 governorship election and Barr. Adebayo Shittu, a lawyer and current Minister of Communication have failed the governorship screening exercise of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.

The duo will not participate in the party’s governorship primaries in their respective states, Taraba and Oyo states.

Shittu was not cleared because he is yet to do the mandatory National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, program, but no reason was given for Alhassan’s non-clearance.

Alhassan had openly declared support for the presidential bid of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, who is a top contender in the main opposition party, PDP to challenge incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari.

The full list of aspirants and their status as released by the APC is reproduced below.

NATIONAL WORKING COMMITTEE DECISIONS ON GOVERNORSHIP ASPIRANTS SCREENING COMMITTEE REPORT

SOUTH SOUTH

Akwa Ibom State

S/N	NAME	DECISION
1.	H.E. Obong Nsima Ekere	Cleared
2.	Sen. John Akpan Udoedeghe, Phd	Cleared
3.	Dan Abia, Esq.	Cleared
4.	Dr. Edet Okon Efretui	Cleared

Delta State

S/N	NAME	DECISION
1.	Prof. Pat Utomi	Cleared
2.	Dr. (Hon). Cairo Ojugbo	Cleared
3.	Rt. (Hon.) Victor Ochei, Esq.	Cleared
4.	Chief Great Ovdje Ogboru	Cleared
5.	Chief Osiobe Eric Okotie	Not Cleared

Cross River State

S/N	NAME	DECISION
1.	Pastor Usani Uguru Usani	Cleared
2.	Sen. John Owan Enoh	Cleared
3.	High Chief Edem Duke	Cleared
4.	John Upan Odey	Cleared
5.	Prof. Nyong Eyo	Cleared

Rivers State

S/N	NAME	DECISION
1.	Tonye Cole	Cleared
2.	Sen. Magnus Ngei Abe	Cleared
3.	Dumo Lulu Briggs	Cleared
4.	Dr. Dawari George	Cleared

SOUTH EAST

Abia State

S/N	NAME	DECISION
1.	Dr. Uche Ogah, OON	Cleared
2.	High Chief Ikechi Emenike	Cleared
3.	H.E. Comrade Chris Akomas	Cleared
4.	Rt. Hon. Martins Azubuike, Esq.	Cleared
5.	Barr. Friday Nwosu, Esq.	Cleared
6.	Prince Amb. Okey Emuchay	Cleared
7.	Prince Paul Ikonne	Cleared

Ebonyi State

S/N	NAME	DECISION
1.	Sen. Sunny Ogbuoji	Cleared
2.	Arc. Dr. Edward Nkweagu	Cleared
3.	Sen. Emmanuel Agboti	Cleared
4.	Obasi Ogbonnaya Obasi	Cleared
5.	Hon. Kelechi Chima	Cleared
6.	Engr. Paul Okorie	Cleared
7.	Comrade Christain	Cleared
8.	Chief Austine Igwe Edeze	Cleared
9.	Prof. Benard Odoh	Cleared

Enugu State

S/N	NAME	DECISION
1.	Sen. Ayogu Eze	Cleared
2.	Barr. Ifeanyi Nwaoga, Esq.	Cleared
3.	Akubue Augustine	Cleared
4.	Ben Eche	Cleared
5.	Barr. George Ogara, Esq.	Cleared
6.	Barr. Ejikeme Ugwu, Esq	Not Cleared

Imo State

S/N	NAME	DECISION
1.	Sen. Hope Uzodinma	Cleared
2.	Hon. Uche Nwosu	Cleared
3.	H.E. Prince Eze Madumere	Cleared
4.	Sir Jude Ejiogu	Cleared
5.	Barr. Chima Anozie	Cleared
6.	Dr. Chris Emenike Nlemoha	Cleared
7.	Sir Eche George Ezenna	Cleared
8.	Chukwudi Celestine Ololo	Cleared
9.	Air Commodore Peter Gbujie	Cleared

SOUTH WEST

Lagos State

S/N	NAME	DECISION
1.	H.E. Akinwunmi Ambode	Cleared
2.	Dr. Kadir Obafemi Hamzat	Cleared
3.	Jide Sanya-Olu	Cleared

Oyo State

S/N	NAME	DECISION
1.	Niyi Akintola, SAN	Cleared
2.	H.E. Christopher Alao Akala	Cleared
3.	Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe	Cleared
4.	Dr. Olusola Ayandele, PhD	Cleared
5.	Dr. Owolabi Babalola	Cleared
6.	Dr. Azeez Popoola Adeduntun	Cleared
7.	Adebayo Adekola Adelabu	Cleared
8.	Hon. Barr. Adebayo Shittu, Esq	Not Cleared (No NYSC Certificate)

Ogun State

S/N	NAME	DECISION
1.	Jimi Lawal	Cleared
2.	Dapo Abiodun	Cleared
3.	Hon. Bimbo Abiodun	Cleared
4.	H.E. Sen. Adegbenga Kaka	Cleared
5.	Hon. Kunle Akinlade	Cleared
6.	Abayomi Semako Koroto Hunye	Cleared

NORTH WEST

Jigawa State

S/N	NAME	DECISION
1.	H.E. Alh. Abubakar Badaru	Cleared
2.	Alh. Hashim Ubale	Cleared

Katsina State

S/N	NAME	DECISION
1.	H.E. Rt.Hon. Aminu Masari	Cleared
2.	Abubakar Ismaila Isa	Cleared
3.	Garba Sani Dankani	Cleared

Kebbi State

S/N	NAME	DECISION
1.	H.E. Alh. Atiku Bagudu	Cleared
2.	Ibrahim Mohammed Mera, OON	Not Cleared

Sokoto State

S/N	NAME	DECISION
1.	Abbakar Abdullahi Gumbi	Cleared
2.	Hon. Farouk Malami Yabo	Cleared
3.	Ahmed Aliyu	Cleared
4.	Sen. Abubakar Umar Gada	Cleared

Zamfara State

S/N	NAME	DECISION
1.	Dauda Lawal	Cleared
2.	Mukhtar Idris Shehu	Cleared
3.	Brig. Gen. Mansur Ali	Cleared
4.	H.E. Hon. Ustaz Ibrahim Mohammed Wakala	Cleared
5.	Sen. Kabiru Marafa	Cleared
6.	H.E. Mahmuda Aliyu Shinkafi	Cleared
7.	Hon. Aminu Sani Jaji	Cleared
8.	Engr. Abubakar Magaji	Cleared
9.	Mohammed Sagir Hamidu	Cleared

NORTH CENTRAL

Benue State

S/N	NAME	DECISION
1.	Dr. Hon. Emmanuel Jime	Cleared
2.	Titus T. Zam	Cleared
3.	Akange Audu	Cleared
4.	Arc. Aema Achado	Cleared
5.	Benjamin Tilley Adanyi	Cleared