The Rivers State House of Assembly Screening Committee of the All Progressives Congreess (APC) has disqualified 56 aspirants from participating in the party’s forthcoming primary election.
The Committee chaired by Muraine Ajibola only cleared 33 aspirants out of the 98 persons that participated in the screening that held from May 9th to 10th.
In the report dated May 10, the committee said the aspirants not cleared did not meet the requirements of the screening exercise.
All the aspirants sponsored by the camps of the state Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, and Tonye Cole appeared among the list of those that failed the screening.
The document was signed by Ajibola; the committee’s Secretary, Ishake Yamawe and a member, Danjuma Samuel.
Notable members of Fubara’s camp disqualified after the screening were Chijoke Ihunwo, Victor Oko-Jumbo, Sokari Goodboy among others.
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