Senatorial primaries: APC bars Ben Murray-Bruce, Jack-Rich, 45 others

By Omeiza Ajayi No fewer than 47 senatorial aspirants have been disqualified from participating in the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senate primary elections, with prominent names including former Bayelsa East Senator Ben Murray-Bruce and Rivers politician, Tein Jack-Rich, among those who did not scale the party’s screening exercise. The APC released the list on Monday in a statement signed by National Publicity Secretary Felix Morka, saying the screening was conducted by the party’s screening committees in accordance with established procedures and guidelines. Among the disqualified aspirants, Bayelsa State accounts for three, with Murray-Bruce and Senator Benson Agadaga both barred from the East Senatorial District, while Donald Daunemigita was blocked from the West Senatorial District. Rivers State recorded the highest number of disqualifications, with five aspirants from the West Senatorial District alone failing to make the cut — among them Jack-Rich, Chief Dr. Tamunobaabo Wemike Danagogo, Oyukaye Flag Amachree and Banigo Ipalibo — while Chief Barry Balera Mwara was disqualified from the South/East Senatorial District. Oyo State also featured prominently on the list, with five aspirants disqualified across the Central, North and South senatorial districts, including Mr. Kolapoboye Kola Daisi and Ajimobi Wasiu Adegboyega from the North. Zamfara State returned the single largest bloc of disqualifications, with seven aspirants knocked out across the Central, North and West senatorial districts. Other states represented on the list include Adamawa, Anambra, Cross River, Delta, the Federal Capital Territory, Jigawa, Kebbi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Plateau and Taraba. The full list of disqualified aspirants is as follows: Hon. Hamish Idris – Adamawa North Hon. Abdurman Kwacham – Adamawa North Chimzobam Kingsley Nnalue – Anambra North Donald Daunemigita – Bayelsa West Sen. Ben Murray-Bruce – Bayelsa East Sen. Benson S. Agadaga – Bayelsa East Daniel Effiong Asuquo – Cross River South Oden Ibiang O Ewa – Cross River Central Dr. Marian Nnamaka Ogoh-Ali – Delta North Sen. Usman J. Wowo – FCT Abubakar Umar Abdullahi – FCT Adam Mouktar Mohammed – Jigawa South/West Sen. Garba Musa Mai Doki – Kebbi South Kollo B. Jiya – Kwara North Amb. Olutola John Onijala – Kwara South Awolola Muritala – Kwara South Adeleke Emmanuel Gbenga – Kwara South Abdullahi Tanko Zubairu – Nasarawa North Usman Muhammed Elegu – Nasarawa South Alhaji Dr. Yusuf Moh’d Agabi – Nasarawa South Ari Ali Muhammed – Nasarawa South Muhammed Rabiu Sadiq – Niger South Hon. Muhammed Bello A. – Niger South Bello Bawa Bwari – Niger South Ademola Wasiu Alli – Oyo Central Ajimobi Wasiu Adegboyega – Oyo North Mr. Kolapoboye Kola Daisi – Oyo South Faozey Oladotun Nurudeen – Oyo Central Hon. Hameed Afeez Repete – Oyo Central Amb. Pst. Akinremi Alade Bolaji – Oyo South Bello Abudullahi Bodejo – Taraba Central Gyang Yaya Zi San – Plateau North Napoleon Binkap Bah – Plateau South Usman Ephraim Gar – Plateau Central Ojukaye Flag Amachree – Rivers West Chief Dr. Tamunobaabo Wemike Danagogo – Rivers West Jack-Rich Tein T.S – Rivers West Banigo Ipalibo – Rivers West Chief Barry Balera Mwara – Rivers South/East Hon. Hassan H. Kafayos – Yobe North Sanusi Ibrahim Garachi – Zamfara Central Aliyu Abubakar – Zamfara Central Muhammad Bashir Maru – Zamfara Central Hassan Muhammad Gusau – Zamfara Central Abubakar H. Moriiki – Zamfara North Bilyaminu Yusuf – Zamfara North Isyaka Ajiya Anka – Zamfara West The post Senatorial primaries: APC bars Ben Murray-Bruce, Jack-Rich, 45 others appeared first on Vanguard News.