BY TIMOTHY AGBOR, OSOGBO
No fewer than 87 members of the ruling All Progressives Congress in Osun State have obtained forms to contest 26 seats of the state House of Assembly in the 2023 general elections.
The screening committee of the party made this known at the commencement of the screening exercise of the aspirants.
Addressing the press shortly after the enlightenment of the aspirants at the secretariat of the APC in Osogbo, the chairman of the committee, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, said the aspirants would be screened fairly.
He said the number of aspirants that have shown intention within the APC showed how popular the party is.
According to him, 81 of the aspirants purchased their forms in Osun while 6 others bought their forms in Abuja.
He said the aspirants have been tutored on the requirements to present for the screening, assuring that there would be fairness and equal treatment for all the aspirants.
“There are constitutional requirements and there are party requirements, but basically, we want to be sure they are Nigerian citizens. We want to see local government certificates, they must be party members, they must be voters, and we also want to know their age.
“We want to see their educational qualifications; if you claim to be a doctor, you must provide a certificate to prove it, whether you are a medical doctor or an academic doctor,” Ize-Iyamu noted.
