The All Progressives Congress (APC) has revised its earlier list of senatorial aspirants barred from participating in its forthcoming Senate primaries, removing five names including former lawmaker Ben Murray-Bruce in an updated document released on Monday.
The revised list, signed by APC National Publicity Secretary Felix Morka, came shortly after an initial version issued the same day. It reduced the number of affected aspirants from 47 to 44, with no explanation provided for the changes.
Morka said in the statement: “The All Progressives Congress (APC) hereby releases an updated list of Senatorial aspirants not cleared to participate in the Party’s Senate Primary Elections.”
“The APC urges all stakeholders to uphold transparency, orderliness, and the integrity of the ongoing Primary Election process.”
Murray-Bruce, who previously represented Bayelsa East in the Senate, was among the most prominent names on the initial list, but his status was not clarified in the updated version.
Also removed from the list were four other aspirants: Chimzobam Kingsley Nnalue (Anambra North), Gyang Yaya Zi San (Plateau North), Napoleon Binkap Bah (Plateau South), and Usman Ephraim Gar (Plateau Central).
Two new entries were added in the revised list: Ibrahim Bala (Nasarawa West), listed as not cleared, and Abdulkarim Abubakar Kana (Nasarawa West), recorded as having voluntarily withdrawn.
Several other aspirants had their statuses adjusted from the earlier release: Benson Agadaga (Bayelsa East) and Donald Daunemigita (Bayelsa West) were reclassified as voluntary withdrawals, Garba Musa Mai Doki (Kebbi South) was listed as defected, while Adam Mouktar Mohammed (Jigawa South-West) was recorded as having failed to appear for screening.
Updated APC list of senatorial aspirants not cleared
- Benson S. Agadaga — Bayelsa East — Voluntary Withdrawal
- Daniel Effiong Asuquo — Cross River South — Not Cleared
- Oden Ibiang O. Ewa — Cross River Central — Not Cleared
- Marian Nnamaka Ogoh-Ali — Delta North — Not Cleared
- Usman J. Wowo — FCT — Not Cleared
- Abubakar Umar Abdullahi — FCT — Not Cleared
- Adam Mouktar Mohammed — Jigawa South-West — Did Not Appear for Screening
- Garba Musa Mai Doki — Kebbi South — Defected
- Kollo B. Jiya — Kwara North — Not Cleared
- Olutola John Onijala — Kwara South — Not Cleared
- Awolola Muritala — Kwara South — Not Cleared
- Adeleke Emmanuel Gbenga — Kwara South — Not Cleared
- Abdullahi Tanko Zubairu — Nasarawa South — Not Cleared
- Usman Muhammed Elegu — Nasarawa South — Not Cleared
- Yusuf Moh’d Agabi — Nasarawa South — Not Cleared
- Ari Ali Muhammed — Nasarawa South — Not Cleared
- Muhammed Rabiu Sadiq — Niger South — Not Cleared
- Muhammed Bello A. — Niger South — Not Cleared
- Bello Bawa Bwari — Niger East — Not Cleared
- Ademola Wasiu Alli — Oyo Central — Not Cleared
- Ajimobi Wasiu Adegboyega — Oyo North — Not Cleared
- Kolapoboye Kola Daisi — Oyo South — Not Cleared
- Faozey Oladotun Nurudeen — Oyo Central — Not Cleared
- Hameed Afeez Repete — Oyo Central — Not Cleared
- Akinremi Alade Bolaji — Oyo South — Not Cleared
- Bello Abdullahi Bodejo — Taraba Central — Not Cleared
- Oyukaye Flag Amachree — Rivers West — Not Cleared
- Tamunobaabo Wemike Danagogo — Rivers West — Not Cleared
- Jack-Rich Tein T.S — Rivers West — Not Cleared
- Banigo Ipalibo — Rivers West — Not Cleared
- Barry Balera Mwara — Rivers South East — Not Cleared
- Hassan H. Kafayos — Yobe North — Not Cleared
- Sanusi Ibrahim Garachi — Zamfara Central — Not Cleared
- Aliyu Abubakar — Zamfara Central — Not Cleared
- Muhammad Bashir Maru — Zamfara Central — Not Cleared
- Hassan Muhammad Gusau — Zamfara Central — Not Cleared
- Abubakar H. Moriiki — Zamfara North — Not Cleared
- Bilyaminu Yusuf — Zamfara North — Not Cleared
- Isyaka Ajiya Anka — Zamfara West — Not Cleared
- Ibrahim Bala — Nasarawa West — Not Cleared
- Abdulkarim Abubakar Kana — Nasarawa West — Voluntary Withdrawal
- Hamish Idris — Adamawa North — Not Cleared
- Abdurman Kwacham — Adamawa North — Not Cleared
- Donald Daunemigita — Bayelsa West — Voluntary Withdrawal
