APC Vetting C'ttee Clears Aiyedatiwa, 15 Others for Ondo Guber Poll

The vetting committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirants for the forthcoming Ondo State primary election has cleared Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa and 15 other aspirants ahead of the April 20 governorship primary election.

But the governor was cleared despite the allegation of forgery of the West African Examination Council (WAEC) certificate levelled against him.

THISDAY checks revealed that the report of the committee headed by the National Legal Adviser, Prof.

AbdulKarim Kana submitted on Monday cleared all the 16 aspirants to appear before the screening committee on Friday.

The report by the committee dismissed the allegation of certificate forgery levelled against Aiyedatiwa.

The report reads: “Based on the findings of the vetting process, the committee recommends that all aspirants are cleared to participate in the screening exercises.

“The vetting committee is confident that the vetting process has been conducted with integrity and transparency.

“The committee’s recommendations are aimed at ensuring that only qualified and credible aspirants are presented for the party primaries, in line with the party’s commitment to internal democracy and good governance.”

Meanwhile, the 16 aspirants would be screened after the inauguration of the screening committee and the Screening Appeal Committee by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party on Friday.

It was gathered that the sevenman Ondo State Gubernatorial Election Screening Committee would be inaugurated on Friday by 9 am at the National Secretariat of the party in Abuja.