The All Progressive Congress's National Working Committee failed to announce the results of last weekend's screening of governorship, senatorial, and House of Representatives aspirants on Monday.
Despite waiting until late at night, eager journalists were let down by the APC secretariat.
Despite the lack of explanation, our correspondent learned from a reliable source in the APC directorate of organisation that the results would be communicated to individual aspirants.
Despite waiting until late at night, eager journalists left the APC secretariat disappointed.Â
Although no reason was given, our correspondent learned from a reliable source in the APC directorate of organisation that the results would be communicated to individual aspirants.
The news comes a day after journalists were restricted from covering the screening of governorship and senatorial candidates in Abuja on Sunday.
The exercise, which began late, was carried out amid tight security at Fraser Suites, the screening location.
Following the crowd violence and stampede on Saturday night, the ruling party leadership and hotel management made a joint decision, according to RegencyReporters.
Trouble began when touts and photographers dressed as journalists infiltrated the venue midway through the programme and engaged in a free-for-all allegedly over money.
However, a source from the party secretariat told our correspondent that the real reason journalists were locked out was to control the large crowd that appeared to overwhelm the hotel management on Saturday.
Meanwhile, the APC committees completed their two-day screening of 1,693 governorship, senatorial, and House of Representatives candidates on Sunday.
Former National Chairman of the party, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, senator representing the Adamawa North District, Elisha Abbo, another aspirant eyeing his senatorial seat in Adamawa, Hamisu Medugu, and Ondo State First Lady, Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, who is vying for the Imo East senatorial seat, were among those screened for the senatorial tickets.
On Saturday night, the Mahmud Shinkafi-led committee screened 351 aspirants.
Oshiomhole, who initially declared for the presidency, reversed his decision and agreed to run for a seat in the Edo North Senatorial District in the 2023 election.
