The All Progressives Congress has made a U-turn on its earlier list of senatorial aspirants barred from its Senate primaries, removing five names, including that of former Senator Ben Murray-Bruce, in an updated version issued on Monday.
The updated list, signed by the National Publicity Secretary Felix Morka shortly after the first list was released, reduced the number of affected aspirants from 47 to 44, with no explanation offered for the deletions.
Murray-Bruce, who had represented Bayeast in the Senate, was among the most prominent names on the initial list released earlier the same day. His removal from the updated list was not explained by the party.
Also dropped from the list were four others from Plateau State. Two new names were added, with one listed as not cleared and another recorded as having voluntarily withdrawn.
The updated list also revised the status of some aspirants previously marked as “not cleared.” Two aspirants from Bayelsa were reclassified as voluntary withdrawals, while an aspirant from Kebbi South was listed as having defected, and another from Jigawa was recorded as having failed to appear for screening.
The APC urged all stakeholders to uphold transparency, orderliness, and the integrity of the ongoing primary election process.
The updated list includes aspirants from Adamawa, Anambra, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, FCT, Jigawa, Kebbi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers, Taraba, Yobe, and Zamfara states.
