Nigeria, Dec. 10 -- President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday met with APC governorship aspirants in Osun State. However, one notable absentee, according to details of the meeting shared by the presidency, is Iyiola Omisore, a former deputy governor and former senator in the state.
PREMIUM TIMES reports that Wednesday's meeting occurred five days after the president's party disqualified seven of the nine governorship aspirants in the state, including Mr Omisore.
According to a report of the APC screening committee for the Osun governorship election, the affected aspirants failed to satisfy the party's mandatory nomination requirements, particularly the rule mandating sponsorship by at least five fully registered and financially up-to-date party ...