Governor Godwin Obaseki is leading five other governorship aspirants to contest the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at a screening process slated Wednesday 10,2020.

A statement by the party listed the other aspirants on the ticket of the party Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, Rt. Hon. Dr. Pius Odubu, Engr. Chris Ogiemwonyi, Hon. Osaro Obazee and Hon. Matthew Aigbuhuenze Iduoriyekemwen.

The aspirants according to APC ,have bought, completed and submitted the Party’s expression of interest and nomination forms.

The party also disclosed that the screening process this time would be very thorough against backdrop of shocking loss of power to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State on the eve of swearing in

The party has therefore requested its members to come forward with objections to credentials submitted by aspirants.
The statement by Lanre Issa Onilu.said:

“In our bid to ensure due diligence and transparency in the screening exercise and learning from our recent shocking experiences, we are determined to avoid any lapses in the process.

“Therefore, we are making the submitted information and documents of the governorship aspirants available to our party members and the public for verification of claims and to support the screening panel with information or any objection to the claims contained in the submission by the aspirants”.

APC declared that submissions made by aspirants will be displayed at the Party’s National Secretariat in Abuja and in Benin City, the Edo State capital from Monday 8th to Tuesday 9th June, 2020 for claims and objections.

“We are inviting party members and indeed members of the public to assist the screening committee by scrutinizing the information, credentials and documents provided by the governorship aspirants and availing the Screening Committee of counter and correct information, if applicable.