Edo 2020: APC Disqualifies Obaseki From APC Primary Election

Edo 2020 has taken a twist with APC disqualifying Obaseki from APC primary election.

NewsOne Nigeria reports that the Screening Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nigeria’s ruling party, has disqualified Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, from contesting in the party’s governorship primary election scheduled for June 22, 2020.

Prof. Jonathan Ayuba, the committee chairman, made the disclosure in a press conference on Friday afternoon.

The committee chairman said the governor did not present his Higher School Leaving Certificate.

He noted that the committee could not ascertain the authenticity of his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate.

The committee chairman said the committee recommended that he is not eligible to contest in the election.

Like Obaseki, Engr. Chris Ogiemwonyi was not cleared to contest over a discrepancy in the names on his credentials.

While Dr. Pius Odubu and Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu were cleared to contest.

Meanwhile, the development is coming after Obaseki had earlier expressed fears that he might not get justice from the screening committee as the APC National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, “an interested party in Edo”, was involved in the process.