By Emmanuel Addeh in Yenagoa
The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Saturday successfully screened erstwhile Minister of State, Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri and five others for the August 29, governorship primaries in the state.
Also vetted by the committee at the APC secretariat in Yenagoa, were former Cross River State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Frankland Briyai; ex-female Police Commissioner, Deseye Poweigha and Ebikimi Amgbare.
Others were: a contractor, David Lyon, rumoured to be ex-governor Timipre Sylva’s preferred guber hopeful and Preye Aganaba, reportedly backed by Rotimi Amaechi.
The Ita Song-led National Screening Committee assured all the aspirants of a level playing field in the race towards the November 16 governorship election.
In his remarks after the screening Lokpobiri who lauded the process, noted that the party should rally round whoever gets the…
Source: Thisday Newspaper
