The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed the screening of the 25 presidential aspirants scheduled to hold today, Monday, May 23rd.
This was announced in a statement issued on Sunday night by the APC National Publicity Secretary, Barr. Felix Morka.
The statement, however didn’t disclose or give any particular reason for the change in plan.
This is the second time that the APC National Working Committee will shift the date of the presidential screening after it failed to hold last weekend.
Morka added that a new date for the screening exercise will be communicated to the public shortly, without mentioning any specific time.
“The Screening Exercise for Presidential Aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) earlier scheduled to be held on Monday, May 23rd, 2022, is hereby postponed,” the terse statement read.
“A new date for the exercise will be announced shortly. Any inconvenience caused is deeply regretted.”
Some of the key aspirants that have submitted their forms include Vice President Yemi Osibanjo; APC National Leader, Bola Tinubu; ex-Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; former Minister of Niger Delta Development, Sen. Godswill Akpabio.