The All Progressives Congress (APC) has disqualified 47 aspirants seeking senatorial tickets ahead of its upcoming primaries, including notable figures such as former Bayelsa East Senator Ben Murray-Bruce and Rivers businessman-politician Tein Jack-Rich, after they failed to scale the party’s screening exercise.
In a statement issued on Monday by the APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the party said the screening exercise was conducted by its screening committees in line with established guidelines and internal procedures.
The disqualifications cut across several states, with Bayelsa State recording three affected aspirants. These include Murray-Bruce and Senator Benson Agadaga, both barred from the Bayelsa East Senatorial District, as well as Donald Daunemigita, disqualified in Bayelsa West.
Rivers State recorded the highest number of disqualifications, with five aspirants failing screening in the Rivers West Senatorial District alone. Among them are Jack-Rich, Chief Dr. Tamunobaabo Wemike Danagogo, Oyukaye Flag Amachree, and Banigo Ipalibo, while Chief Barry Balera Mwara was disqualified from the Rivers South/East Senatorial District.
In Oyo State, five aspirants were also disqualified across the Central, North, and South districts. Those affected include Kolapoboye Kola Daisi and Ajimobi Wasiu Adegboyega from Oyo North.
Zamfara State recorded the highest single-state tally of disqualifications, with seven aspirants dropped across the Central, North, and West senatorial districts.
Other affected states include Adamawa, Anambra, Cross River, Delta, the Federal Capital Territory, Jigawa, Kebbi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Plateau, Taraba, and Yobe.
Full List of Disqualified Aspirants
| State | Senatorial District(s) | Disqualified Aspirants |
|---|---|---|
| Adamawa | North | Hamish Idris, Abdurman Kwacham |
| Anambra | North | Kingsley Nnalue |
| Bayelsa | West, East | Donald Daunemigita, Ben Murray-Bruce, Benson S. Agadaga |
| Cross River | South, Central | Daniel Effiong Asuquo, Oden Ibiang O Ewa |
| Delta | North | Marian Nnamaka Ogoh-Ali |
| FCT | FCT | Usman J. Wowo, Abubakar Umar Abdullahi |
| Jigawa | South/West | Adam Mouktar Mohammed |
| Kebbi | South | Garba Musa Mai Doki |
| Kwara | North, South | Kollo B. Jiya, Olutola John Onijala, Awolola Muritala, Adeleke Emmanuel Gbenga |
| Nasarawa | North, South | Abdullahi Tanko Zubairu, Usman Muhammed Elegu, Yusuf Moh’d Agabi, Ari Ali Muhammed |
| Niger | South | Muhammed Rabiu Sadiq, Muhammed Bello A., Bello Bawa Bwari |
| Oyo | Central, North, South | Ademola Wasiu Alli, Wasiu Adegboyega Ajimobi, Kolapoboye Kola Daisi, Faozey Oladotun Nurudeen, Hameed Afeez Repete, Akinremi Alade Bolaji |
| Taraba | Central | Bello Abudullahi Bodejo |
| Plateau | North, South, Central | Gyang Yaya Zi San, Napoleon Binkap Bah, Usman Ephraim Gar |
| Rivers | West, South/East | Ojukaye Flag Amachree, Tamunobaabo Wemike Danagogo, Tein Jack-Rich, Banigo Ipalibo, Barry Balera Mwara |
| Yobe | North | Hassan H. Kafayos |
| Zamfara | Central, North, West | Sanusi Ibrahim Garachi, Aliyu Abubakar, Muhammad Bashir Maru, Hassan Muhammad Gusau, Abubakar H. Moriiki, Bilyaminu Yusuf, Isyaka Ajiya Anka |
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