The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has disqualified the Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, from contesting the Oyo State governorship primary.
Shittu was disqualified for failing to participate in the mandatory one year National Youth Service scheme at the time he graduated from the university. He was 25 years old at the time and was eligible to participate.
Also disqualified is former Minister of Women Affairs Aisha Al-Hassan, popularly known as Mama Taraba.
The party, however, cleared Lagos State Governor, Akinwumi Ambode, and his two challengers, Obafemi Hamzat and Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
This was contained in a report of the screening committee released in Abuja on Thursday night.
The list, which had a state by state breakdown of those cleared, also listed Adebayo Alao-Akala, as one of those cleared to contest in Oyo State.
Prof. Pat Utomi and Cairo Ojugbo were among those cleared for the contest in Delta State. Senator Magnus Abe was also cleared to contest in Rivers State.
The party also postponed the conduct of the primary till Sunday. This was contained in a statement signed by the party’s acting National Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena.
