The Adams Oshiomhole-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has upheld the disqualification of Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, by the party’s screening and appeal committees for the governorship primary in Edo.
Mr Oshiomhole announced this on Saturday after the NWC met to review the screening and appeal committees’ reports.
The NWC also announced the expulsion of one of the three aspirants disqualified by the panels, Mathew Iduoriyekenwen.
The screening committee had on Friday disqualified Obaseki on the basis of discrepancies in names on his certificates and dragging the party to court, a violation of its rules.
“The party’s NWC has met and taken the final decision over the reports submitted by the two panels.
“The three aspirants disqualified were Gov. Godwin Obaseki, Chris Ogiemwonyi and Mr Matthew Iduoriyekemwen,” Oshiomhole said.
According to him, the party’s NWC also approved the clearance of three aspirants, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, Osaro Obaze and Pius Odubu to contest the primaries.
He said the NWC also approved expulsion of a party member in Edo, Kenneth Asakomeh, who is a Deputy State Chairman.
