APC clears 7 candidates for Anambra governorship primary election (full list)
By Adejayan Gbenga
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has cleared all seven aspirants who obtained the expression of interest and nomination forms to contest in the party’s upcoming Anambra governorship primary election, scheduled for Saturday, April 5, 2025.
The Anambra State 2025 Gubernatorial Election Screening Committee, chaired by former Governor of Katsina State, Ibrahim Shehu Shema, conducted the screening on Friday and Saturday at the APC’s national secretariat in Abuja.
APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, who disclosed this on Monday, said the party had issued certificates of clearance to the aspirants at its national secretariat in Abuja on the same day.
The aspirants cleared by the committee are:
- Sir Paul Chukwuma
- Prof. Obiora Francis Okonkwo
- Hon. Nicholas Chukwujekwu Ukachukwu
- Hon. Chukwuma Michael Umeoji
- Valentine Chineto Ozigbo
- Johnbosco Obinna Onunkwo
- Edozie Madu
Morka stated, “One of the cleared aspirants, Valentine Chineto Ozigbo, has been granted a waiver by the party to contest the primary election.
“All members of the party, including new and old members in Anambra State, are required to revalidate their membership as prescribed by the party ahead of the scheduled primary election,” he added.
