Thirty governors of the All Progressives Congress, APC, including Hope Uzodimma of Imo, Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers and former Secretary to Oyo State Government, Sarafadeen Alli, were among aspirants cleared for the primaries of the party ahead of the 2027 elections.
Confirming the development, yesterday, party sources told Vanguard that a flood of petitions is stalling release of the screening report.
As part of activities to meet the timelines of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for the polls, the APC had announced that it would publish the names of cleared aspirants on May 13.
Vanguard gathered that the party screened no fewer than 2,980 aspirants for one presidential slot, 28 governorship, 109 Senate, 360 House of Representatives, and 991 state assembly positions.
However, at press time, last night, the party was yet to release the screening report.
Asked why, a top party leader told Vanguard, “We are still working on the screening report to make sure everything goes well.”
Pressed further, the source said the party received many petitions from the eight panels that conducted the primaries. ‘’For instance, one of the panels received 10 petitions and the petitions have to be treated on their merit,’’ the source said.
On reports that Rivers State Governor, Fubara, had been disqualified, the source said: ‘’Nooo! No governor has been booted out. The party has always supported its governors. Some of them like Uzodimma got automatic clearance.’’