The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has screened more than 70 governorship aspirants on the first day of its screening exercise ahead of party primaries.
The party’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Queen Okiyi, who disclosed this while briefing newsmen on Monday in Abuja, said the exercise proceeded smoothly, with two screening panels handling 35 aspirants each.
She added that more than 100 governorship aspirants from states where elections would be held are participating in the exercise. She said the exercise reflects the party’s commitment to due process and credible candidate selection.
The ADC has scheduled screening of presidential aspirants for today Wednesday, 20 May. According to reports, screening of affected National Assembly aspirants from parts of Northern Nigeria will now be held in Abuja due to security concerns.
