The All Progressives Congress (APC) has published the names of House of Representatives aspirants disqualified from participating in its forthcoming National Assembly primaries across several states ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The affected aspirants, drawn from Ondo, Bauchi, Ebonyi, Kogi and Rivers states, were marked “not cleared” following the party’s screening exercise conducted for aspirants seeking tickets to contest various federal constituencies.
In a statement issued on Saturday and signed by the APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the party said the screening was carried out in accordance with its internal guidelines.
According to the statement, “The screening exercise was conducted by the Party’s Screening Committees in line with established procedures and guidelines.”
Ondo State recorded the highest number of affected aspirants. Those listed as “not cleared” include Hon. Adefisoye Tajudeen for Idanre/Ifedore Federal Constituency; Olusegun Victor Ategbole and Seun Oluwashina Ajongbolo for Akoko South-East/South-West; Rt. Hon. Arowole Ayodeji Samuel for Owo/Ose; as well as Morufu Tosin Ibrahim, Oseni Oyeniyi and Olaleye John Adedipe for Akoko North-East/North-West Federal Constituency.
In Bauchi State, Dr. Bashir Ibrahim Bello was disqualified from contesting the Darazo/Ganjuwa Federal Constituency primary.
Ebonyi State had Hon. Idu Igariwe listed as “not cleared” for the Afikpo/Edda Federal Constituency race, while in Kogi State, Sanni Salau Ogembe was affected in the Okene/Ogori-Magongo Federal Constituency contest.
In Rivers State, the aspirants declared ineligible include Air Commodore John Azubuike Opara (retd) for Port Harcourt Federal Constituency, Hon. Anderson Allison Igbiki for Okrika/Ogu-Bolo Federal Constituency, Awaji Imombek D. Abirite for Andoni/Opobo-Nkoro Federal Constituency, and Hon. Boma Goodhead for Asari-Toru/Akuku-Toru Federal Constituency.
The ruling party, however, did not state the reasons behind the disqualification of the aspirants.
Meanwhile, in Katsina State, Jamila Mani, Special Assistant on Girl Child Education and Development to Governor Dikko Radda, emerged victorious in the APC primary election for the Mani/Bindawa Federal Constituency.
