By our reporter| The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday postponed the date for the screening of its presidential candidates.
The screening exercise was scheduled to hold on May 23.
But the national publicity secretary of the party, Felix Morka, who announced the postponement in a statement, said a new date for the exercise “will be announced shortly”.
Meanwhile, Presidential hopefuls of south-east extraction on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Sunday, agreed to support any Igbo candidate who gets the APC ticket and the support of Nigerians.
The candidates according to a communique read issued on behalf of the aspirants by Ken Nnamani after a meeting held behind closed doors at the Abuja residence of Rochas Okorocha, senator representing Imo west.
“The president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the All Progressives Congress and its national working committee, as well as the teeming members of the party, are commended by the entire people of the south-east on their avowed commitment to the unity of Nigeria and the inclusion of all parts of Nigeria in the general architecture of the nation,” the communique read.
“We commend all Nigerians who are committed to the Nigerian project by the wholehearted support of the aspiration of the south-east to produce the next Nigerian president in 2023.
“In furtherance of these commitments, all aspirants herein commit to align with any of our south-east aspirants that is accepted by and chosen by other Nigerians to fly the flag of the APC.”
Among persons present at the meeting were, Rochas Okorocha; Ogbonnaya Onu, former minister of science and technology; Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, former minister of state for education; Ken Nnamani, a former president of the senate; and Uju Ken-Ohanenye, a female aspirant.
David Umahi, governor of Ebonyi and presidential hopeful, who was scheduled to attend the meeting, was absent.
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