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Journalists denied access to cover APC presidential primaries

The Governor Abdullahi Sule-led Media and Publicity sub-committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) failed to release accreditation tags to journalists to cover the party’s presidential primaries at the Eagle Square in Abuja on Tuesday.

The journalists, who were assigned to cover the primaries, were yet to gain access to the Eagle Square as they remain outside the venue of the exercise after security operatives denied them entry.

According to the programme of events, the exercise was scheduled to commence by 10am with the arrival of delegates.

The newsmen were, however, yet to be given tags to cover the presidential primaries as of the time of filing this report.

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Aspirants vying for the APC presidential ticket include Yemi Osinbajo; the party’s national leader, Sen. Bola Tinubu; Senate President, Ahmad Lawan; former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Sen. Godswill Akpabio; Governors Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti), Yahaya Bello (Kogi), and David Umahi (Ebonyi).

Others are former Governors Ibikunle Amosun (Ogun), Sani Yerima (Zamfara), Rochas Okorocha (Imo); and the former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi.

Others include former Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba; Pastor Felix Nicholas, the only female presidential aspirant, Mrs Uju Ken-Ohanenye; Pastor Tunde Bakare; Sen. Ajayi Boroffice;  former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole; oil magnate, Tein Jack; and a few others.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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