Senatorial primaries: APC bars Ben Murray-Bruce, Jack-Rich, 45 others

By Omeiza Ajayi

No fewer than 47 senatorial aspirants have been disqualified from participating in the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senate primary elections, with prominent names including former Bayelsa East Senator Ben Murray-Bruce and Rivers politician, Tein Jack-Rich, among those who did not scale the party’s screening exercise.

The APC released the list on Monday in a statement signed by National Publicity Secretary Felix Morka, saying the screening was conducted by the party’s screening committees in accordance with established procedures and guidelines.

Among the disqualified aspirants, Bayelsa State accounts for three, with Murray-Bruce and Senator Benson Agadaga both barred from the East Senatorial District, while Donald Daunemigita was blocked from the West Senatorial District.

Rivers State recorded the highest number of disqualifications, with five aspirants from the West Senatorial District alone failing to make the cut — among them Jack-Rich, Chief Dr. Tamunobaabo Wemike Danagogo, Oyukaye Flag Amachree and Banigo Ipalibo — while Chief Barry Balera Mwara was disqualified from the South/East Senatorial District.

Oyo State also featured prominently on the list, with five aspirants disqualified across the Central, North and South senatorial districts, including Mr. Kolapoboye Kola Daisi and Ajimobi Wasiu Adegboyega from the North.

Zamfara State returned the single largest bloc of disqualifications, with seven aspirants knocked out across the Central, North and West senatorial districts.

Other states represented on the list include Adamawa, Anambra, Cross River, Delta, the Federal Capital Territory, Jigawa, Kebbi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Plateau and Taraba.

The full list of disqualified aspirants is as follows:

1. Hon. Hamish Idris – Adamawa North
2. Hon. Abdurman Kwacham – Adamawa North
3. Chimzobam Kingsley Nnalue – Anambra North
4. Donald Daunemigita – Bayelsa West
5. Sen. Ben Murray-Bruce – Bayelsa East
6. Sen. Benson S. Agadaga – Bayelsa East
7. Daniel Effiong Asuquo – Cross River South
8. Oden Ibiang O Ewa – Cross River Central
9. Dr. Marian Nnamaka Ogoh-Ali – Delta North
10. Sen. Usman J. Wowo – FCT
11. Abubakar Umar Abdullahi – FCT
12. Adam Mouktar Mohammed – Jigawa South/West
13. Sen. Garba Musa Mai Doki – Kebbi South
14. Kollo B. Jiya – Kwara North
15. Amb. Olutola John Onijala – Kwara South
16. Awolola Muritala – Kwara South
17. Adeleke Emmanuel Gbenga – Kwara South
18. Abdullahi Tanko Zubairu – Nasarawa North
19. Usman Muhammed Elegu – Nasarawa South
20. Alhaji Dr. Yusuf Moh’d Agabi – Nasarawa South
21. Ari Ali Muhammed – Nasarawa South
22. Muhammed Rabiu Sadiq – Niger South
23. Hon. Muhammed Bello A. – Niger South
24. Bello Bawa Bwari – Niger South
25. Ademola Wasiu Alli – Oyo Central
26. Ajimobi Wasiu Adegboyega – Oyo North
27. Mr. Kolapoboye Kola Daisi – Oyo South
28. Faozey Oladotun Nurudeen – Oyo Central
29. Hon. Hameed Afeez Repete – Oyo Central
30. Amb. Pst. Akinremi Alade Bolaji – Oyo South
31. Bello Abudullahi Bodejo – Taraba Central
32. Gyang Yaya Zi San – Plateau North
33. Napoleon Binkap Bah – Plateau South
34. Usman Ephraim Gar – Plateau Central
35. Ojukaye Flag Amachree – Rivers West
36. Chief Dr. Tamunobaabo Wemike Danagogo – Rivers West
37. Jack-Rich Tein T.S – Rivers West
38. Banigo Ipalibo – Rivers West
39. Chief Barry Balera Mwara – Rivers South/East
40. Hon. Hassan H. Kafayos – Yobe North
41. Sanusi Ibrahim Garachi – Zamfara Central
42. Aliyu Abubakar – Zamfara Central
43. Muhammad Bashir Maru – Zamfara Central
44. Hassan Muhammad Gusau – Zamfara Central
45. Abubakar H. Moriiki – Zamfara North
46. Bilyaminu Yusuf – Zamfara North
47. Isyaka Ajiya Anka – Zamfara West

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