Lagos APC Guber Ticket: Ambode, Two Others Now To Slug It Out

It is now official that the incumbent governor of Lagos State, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode is one of the three aspirants that will slug it out to clinch the gubernatorial ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state to contest in 2019. The other two are Mr Jide Sanwo-Olu and Dr. Kadir Obafemi Hamzat.

In a similar vein, APC has declined to clear the Minister of Communication, Adebayo Shittu, for its its gubernatorial primaries.

Shittu, who is interested in becoming the party’s governorship candidate in Oyo State, was screened out of the primary for not having a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate.

The National Working Committee of the party took the decision based on the report of the party’s Governorship Aspirants Screening Committee, the APC said in a statement.

Also, the Minister of Women Affairs, Senator Aisha Alhassan, was screened out of the primary. Alhassan had been the party’s governorship candidate in Taraba State during the 2015 general elections.

No reason was given for the decision not to clear her.

The Women Affairs Minister had, however, generated controversy in 2017 when a video of her visit to a former Vice President Atiku Abubakar who was then in the APC went viral.

She later told the BBC Hausa Services that even if President Muhammadu Buhari seeks a second term, she would still support Abubakar.

Others who were not cleared for the APC governorship candidates are Osiobe Eric Okotie (Delta), Ejikeme Ugwu (Enugu), Ibrahim Mohammed Mera (Kebbi), Danladi Envulu-Anza Halilu (Nasarawa), and Abubakar Mamma Jiya Maaji (Niger).

Apart from Shittu, no reason has been given for the decision not to clear some aspirants.

Check out the full list of aspirants for the APC governorship primary and the decision of the APC NWC on them below:

SOUTH SOUTH

Akwa Ibom State

S/N    NAME                                                                   DECISION

1. H.E. Obong Nsima Ekere                                       Cleared
2. Sen. John Akpan Udoedeghe, Phd                          Cleared
3. Dan Abia, Esq.                                                      Cleared
4. Dr. Edet Okon Efretui                                             Cleared

Delta State

S/N    NAME                                                                     DECISION

1. Prof. Pat Utomi                                                          Cleared
2. Dr. (Hon). Cairo Ojugbo                                              Cleared
3. Rt. (Hon.) Victor Ochei, Esq.                                       Cleared
4. Chief Great Ovdje Ogboru                                           Cleared
5. Chief Osiobe Eric Okotie                                              Not Cleared

Cross River State

S/N    NAME                                                                        DECISION

1. Pastor Usani Uguru Usani                                             Cleared
2. Sen. John Owan Enoh                                                  Cleared
3. High Chief Edem Duke                                                 Cleared
4. John Upan Odey                                                          Cleared
5. Prof. Nyong Eyo                                                           Cleared

Rivers State

S/N    NAME                                                                         DECISION

1. Tonye Cole Cleared
2. Sen. Magnus Ngei Abe                                                   Cleared
3. Dumo Lulu Briggs                                                          Cleared
4. Dr. Dawari George                                                         Cleared

SOUTH EAST

Abia State

S/N    NAME                                                        DECISION

1. Dr. Uche Ogah, OON                              Cleared
2. High Chief Ikechi Emenike                    Cleared
3. H.E. Comrade Chris Akomas                    Cleared
4. Rt. Hon. Martins Azubuike, Esq.           Cleared
5. Barr. Friday Nwosu, Esq.                              Cleared
6. Prince Amb. Okey Emuchay                    Cleared
7. Prince Paul Ikonne                                       Cleared

Ebonyi State

S/N    NAME                                                        DECISION

1. Sen. Sunny Ogbuoji                              Cleared
2. Arc. Dr. Edward Nkweagu                    Cleared
3. Sen. Emmanuel Agboti                              Cleared
4. Obasi Ogbonnaya Obasi                              Cleared
5. Hon. Kelechi Chima                              Cleared
6. Engr. Paul Okorie Cleared
7. Comrade Christain                                       Cleared
8. Chief Austine Igwe Edeze                    Cleared
9. Prof. Benard Odoh                                       Cleared

Enugu State

S/N    NAME                                                        DECISION

1. Sen. Ayogu Eze                                       Cleared
2. Barr. Ifeanyi Nwaoga, Esq.                    Cleared
3. Akubue Augustine                                       Cleared
4. Ben Eche                                                 Cleared
5. Barr. George Ogara, Esq.                              Cleared
6. Barr. Ejikeme Ugwu, Esq                    Not Cleared

 Imo State

S/N    NAME                                                        DECISION

1. Sen. Hope Uzodinma                              Cleared
2. Hon. Uche Nwosu                                       Cleared
3. H.E. Prince Eze Madumere                    Cleared
4. Sir Jude Ejiogu                                       Cleared
5. Barr. Chima Anozie                              Cleared
6. Dr. Chris Emenike Nlemoha                    Cleared
7. Sir Eche George Ezenna Cleared
8. Chukwudi Celestine Ololo                    Cleared
9. Air Commodore Peter Gbujie                    Cleared

SOUTH WEST

Lagos State

S/N    NAME        DECISION

1. H.E. Akinwunmi Ambode                    Cleared
2. Dr. Kadir Obafemi Hamzat                    Cleared
3. Jide Sanya-Olu                                       Cleared

Oyo State

S/N    NAME                                                        DECISION

1. Niyi Akintola, SAN                              Cleared
2. H.E. Christopher Alao Akala                    Cleared
3. Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe                    Cleared
4. Dr. Olusola Ayandele, PhD                    Cleared
5. Dr. Owolabi Babalola                              Cleared
6. Dr. Azeez Popoola Adeduntun                    Cleared
7. Adebayo Adekola Adelabu                    Cleared
8. Hon. Barr. Adebayo Shittu, Esq                    Not Cleared (No NYSC Certificate)

Ogun State

S/N    NAME                                                        DECISION

1. Jimi Lawal                                                 Cleared
2. Dapo Abiodun                                       Cleared
3. Hon. Bimbo Abiodun                              Cleared
4. H.E. Sen. Adegbenga Kaka                    Cleared
5. Hon. Kunle Akinlade                              Cleared
6. Abayomi Semako Koroto Hunye           Cleared

NORTH WEST

Jigawa State

S/N    NAME                                                        DECISION

1. H.E. Alh. Abubakar Badaru                    Cleared
2. Alh. Hashim Ubale                              Cleared

Katsina State

S/N    NAME                                                        DECISION

1. H.E. Rt.Hon. Aminu Masari                    Cleared
2. Abubakar Ismaila Isa                              Cleared
3. Garba Sani Dankani                              Cleared

 Kebbi State

S/N    NAME                                                        DECISION

1. H.E. Alh. Atiku Bagudu                              Cleared
2. Ibrahim Mohammed Mera, OON           Not Cleared

Sokoto State

S/N    NAME                                                        DECISION

1. Abbakar Abdullahi Gumbi                    Cleared
2. Hon. Farouk Malami Yabo                    Cleared
3. Ahmed Aliyu                                       Cleared
4. Sen. Abubakar Umar Gada                    Cleared

 Zamfara State

S/N    NAME                                                        DECISION

1. Dauda Lawal                                       Cleared
2. Mukhtar Idris Shehu                              Cleared
3. Brig. Gen. Mansur Ali                              Cleared
4. H.E. Hon. Ustaz Mohammed Wakala           Cleared
5. Sen. Kabiru Marafa                              Cleared
6. H.E. Mahmuda Aliyu Shinkafi                    Cleared
7. Hon. Aminu Sani Jaji                              Cleared
8. Engr. Abubakar Magaji Cleared
9. Mohammed Sagir Hamidu                    Cleared

NORTH CENTRAL

Benue State

S/N    NAME                                                        DECISION

1. Dr. Hon. Emmanuel Jime           Cleared
2. Titus T. Zam                                       Cleared
3. Akange Audu                                       Cleared
4. Arc. Aema Achado                              Cleared
5. Benjamin Tilley Adanyi Cleared
6. Micheal Iordye, mni                              Cleared

Nasarawa State

S/N    NAME                                                        DECISION

1. Sule Audu                                                 Cleared
2. H.E. Silas Agara                                       Cleared
3. Hon Aliyu Wadada                              Cleared
4. Zakari Idde Cleared
5. Hassan M. Liman, SAN Cleared
6. Mohammed Musa Maikaya                    Cleared
7. Arc. Shehu Tukur Cleared
8. Dauda Shuaibu Kigbu                              Cleared
9. Dr. James Angbazo                              Cleared
10. Hon. Jafar Mohammed Ibrahim                   Cleared
11. Danladi Envulu-Anza Halilu                    Not Cleared

Niger State

S/N    NAME        DECISION

1. H.E. Alh. Sani Bello                              Cleared
2. Abubakar Mamma Jiya Maaji Not Cleared

 Plateau State

S/N    NAME                                                        DECISION

1. H.E. Rt. Hon. Simon Lalong, Esq.           Cleared

NORTH EAST

Adamawa State

S/N    NAME                                                        DECISION

1. H.E. Sen. Mohammed Jibrilla Cleared
2. Nuhu Ribadu                                       Cleared
3. Mahmood Halilu Ahmed                              Cleared

Bauchi State

S/N    NAME                                                        DECISION

1. H.E. Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar           Cleared
2. Dr. Ali Pate Cleared
3. Captain Bala Jibrin                              Cleared
4. Dr. Yakubu Lame Cleared

 Borno State

 S/N    NAME                                                        DECISION

1. Kashim Imam                                       Cleared
2. Prof. Babagana Umaru                              Cleared
3. Gambo Lawan                                       Cleared
4. Mustapha Baba Shehu                              Cleared
5. Hon. Umaru Kumalia                              Cleared
6. Muhammad Aba Lima                              Cleared

7..      Barr. Kaka Shehu Lawan, Esq.                            Cleared

8. H.E. Adamu Dibal                                       Cleared
9. Mustapha Fannarambe                              Cleared
10. Mohammed Jafaru                                       Cleared
11. Sen. Baba Kaka Bashir Garba Cleared
12. QS Mohammed Makinta                              Cleared
13. Hon. Babagana Tijjani                              Cleared
14. Adamu Alhaji Lawan                              Cleared
15. Mai Sherrif Cleared
16. Hon. Abba Jato                                       Cleared
17. Attom Magira Tom                              Cleared
18. Umar Alkali                                                 Cleared
19. H.E. Baba Ahmed Jidda                              Cleared
20. Idris Mamman Gatumbwa                    Cleared
21. Sen. Abubakar Kyari                              Cleared

 Gombe State

S/N    NAME                                                        DECISION

1. Mohammed Jibrin Barde                              Cleared
2. Hon. Ibrahim Dasuki Jalo                    Cleared
3. Mohammadu Inuwa Yahaya                    Cleared
4. Kamisu Ahmed Mailan                              Cleared
5. Umaru Kwairanga                                       Cleared
6. Abubakar Muazu Hassan                              Cleared
7. Umar Farouk Musa                              Cleared
8. Sen. Idris Audu Umar                              Cleared
9. Aliyu Haidar Abubakar Cleared

 Taraba State

S/N    NAME                                                        DECISION

1. H.E. Sani Abubakar Danladi                        Cleared
2. Sen. Joel Danlami Ikenya                           Cleared
3. Garba Umar-UTC                                       Cleared
4. Prof. Mohammed Sanni Yahaya                   Cleared
5. Comrade Bobboi Bala Kaigama                    Cleared

6..      Aliyu Omar, MON                                     Cleared

7. Chief Ezekiel Afunkuyo Cleared
8. Chief David Sabo Kente                              Cleared
9. Mohammed Tumba Ibrahim                        Cleared
10. Barr. Kabiru Umaru, Esq.                          Cleared
11. Aliyu Omar, MON                                       Cleared
12. Sen. Hajia Aisha Alhassan                          Not Cleared

Yobe

S/N    NAME                                                        DECISION

1. Hon. Mai Mala Buni                                     Cleared
2. Umar Ali Kromchi                                       Cleared
3. Hon. Sidi Yakubu                                       Cleared
4. Ali Kolomi                                                 Cleared

5.       Ibrahim Mohammed Bomai                       Withdrew