Voting has begun in he All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primaries in Abuja for the 2023 flagbearer of the party.
2, 203 delegates have been set aside by the party to conduct the primaries.
As at 5:23 AM today, 14 aspirants are still in the race. They are: Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajuba, Pastor Tunde Bakare, Mr Ahmed Rufai, Sen. Rochas Okorocha, Mr Jack Rich, Gov. Ben Ayade, Gov. David Umuahi, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Sen. Ahmed Yarima, Dr Ahmed Lawal, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, Gov. Yahaya Bello and Mr Ogbonnaya Onu.
Last night, nine aspirants had withdrawn from the presidential race. They are: Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohnenye, Dr Felix Nicholas, former Gov. Godswill Akpabio, former Gov. Ibikunle Amosun, former Speaker Dimeji Bankole, Sen. Ajayi Boroffice, Gov. Muhammad Badaru, Sen. Ken Nnamani and Gov. Kayode Fayemi.
Voting is still ongoing as of 5:22 am on Wednesday.
More updates to come later…
