Ekiti APC Guber Primary: APC Clears 33 Aspirants [Full List]

Agency ReporterApril 26, 2018

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A total number of thirty-three All Progressives Congress (APC) aspirants who are purchased nomination and expression of interest forms to contest for the governorship on the platform of the party were all screened.

The screening exercise was commenced on Monday, April 23 and ends on Wednesday, April 25 where the former Bayelsa State Governor, Timipre Sylva leads the Screening Committee to scrutinize the aspirants.

Those who had screened from Ekiti South Senatorial District are Senator Gbenga Aluko, Hon. Femi Bamisile, Hon. Bamidele Faparusi, Dr. Wole Oluyede, Mr. Debo Ajayi, Chief Diran Adesua, Mr. Kola Alabi, Dr. Makanjuola Owolabi, Captain Sunday Adebomi, Chief Dele Okeya, Mr. Muyiwa Olumilua, Chief Bisi Aloba, Mr. Adekunle Esan, Chief Sesan Fatoba, Barrister Ajayi Olatunji Olowo.

Aspirants cleared from Ekiti Central Senatorial District include Senator Femi Ojudu, Hon. Opeyemi Bamidele, Mr. Victor Kolade, Mr. Dipo Ogunkoyode, Dr. Oluwole Oluleye, Prince Tosin Olofinluyi, Engr. Kayode Ojo, Dr. Adebayo Orire, Mr. Bodunde Adeyanju, Hon. Charles Dahunsi, Mrs. Matesun.

Those aspirants cleared from Ekiti North Senatorial District are Senator Ayo Arise, Hon. Bimbo Daramola, Mr. Muyiwa Coker, Christanah Mojisola Yaya-Kolade, Mr. Yinka Akerele, Chief Segun Oni and Dr. Kayode Fayemi.

Each Aspirant paid the sum of N5million for the governorship nomination form, with the expression of interest form totaling N500,000 aside and the N2million development levies paid except the two female aspirants who were given free forms.
The investigation revealed that Dr (Mrs) Christianah Mojisola Yaya-Kolade and Mrs. Matesun are the only female gubernatorial aspirants in the party among other male aspirants jostling to get the party’s ticket ahead of the primary contest.

The APC governorship primary is scheduled to hold in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, on Saturday, May 5.

The result of the screening exercise of each aspirant revealed that the level of contributions made by the thirty-three aspirants to their party, their closeness or otherwise to Ekiti people in the street and how they are being perceived by the people and party members.

The result also showed that a former member of the House Of Representatives, Hon Bimbo Daramola had spent 13 years in the APC and that is street credibility is marked “very remarkable. ”

According to the result titled: “The People’s Screening Exercise of Ekiti State APC gubernatorial Aspirants,” Daramola had never defected from the APC and that evidence of his contributions to the APC is “substantial”

Meanwhile, some other screened aspirants’ street credibility was marked “unknown” while others including the immediate past governor of the state and the incumbent Minister of steel and Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi are marked “average ” on street credibility with substantial evidence of contributions to the APC in the state.

For Kola Alabi, he was perceived as “detached” from the people of Ekiti. He has spent two years in Ekiti APC. Aluko did defect from PDP to Labour before returning to APC. He was convicted before being vacated. The people perceived him as elite.

Bamisile is said to have had issues with Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife and has spent four years in APC where he defected to from the PDP. His street credibility is marked “very visible. ”

Oluyede had spent two years in APC and his street credibility is marked “unknown.” The people rated Ajayi as being “unknown ” to them in his six years in the party.

Adesua who defected from DPP was also said to be unknown to the people. Owolabi who defected from Labour Party to APC is equally said to be unknown to the people.

Faparusi, member of the House of Representatives, though known to the people was said to have rendered a “modest” service to the party in his eight years membership.

Adebomi and Okeya who defected from the PDP have spent two years in while their street credibility is unknown. Olumilua is slightly visible to the people of the state and his service record in the party in his 12 years is moderate.

Aloba who has spent three years has no obvious contribution to the party in his three years membership. Fatoba has no obvious contribution to the party and street credibility in his ten years membership.

A former governor of Ekiti, John Kayode Fayemi is said to have average street credibility and has contributed substantially to the party. Ojudu contributed substantially to the party with average street credibility in his 18 years.

Micheal Opeyemi Bamidele (MOB) also has substantial contribution and street credibility in his rating. Bamidele, a former commissioner for 8 years in Lagos is said to have issues on trust owing to his defection from APC to LP in 2014. Oladipo is not known to the people neither did he contribute anything to the party.

Kolade, Oluleye, Olofinluyi, Ojo, Orire, Adeyanju, Arise, Coker, Akerele, Esan, Dahunsi, Matesun and Olowo are unknown to the people and party in terms of contributions.

Kolade has been available to the party in terms of contributions and Oni, who was unseated by the tribunal in 2010 has been moderate in street credibility. The former member of ETF is seen as being stingy and not well integrated into the mainstream of the party.