APC convention: 179 jostling for positions – Masari

Kastina state Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, has said that no fewer than 179 members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have obtained nomination forms to run for various positions in the forthcoming National Convention of the party.
Masari, who is the chairman, sub-committee for screening, told newsmen during the screening exercise in Abuja yesterday, that the panel “will abide by the rules and regulations guiding the Convention.” “The total numbers of aspirant nationwide about 179, though specifically I cannot immediately tell you their geographic spread,” he said.
When asked whether or not the Committee would disqualify any aspirant, he said: “It is premature for me to say.
I think the report will be presented by Tuesday.” On whether the party would still maintain the zoning formula or not, Masari said: “You can only contest for any position zoned to your zone.
So far those who applied for positions from the Northwest are from the North-west, nobody from the North-east or elsewhere applied for the positions zoned to the Northwest.”