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Former Minister of Information, Mr Frank Nnaemaka Nweke Jr has been cleared to contest for the gubernatorial ticket of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Enugu State.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports this was contained in an official statement signed and released by Sly Ezeokenwa, Secretary, Screening Committee 2022.
The development was sequel to clearance from the Presidential and Governorship Screening Committee, duly appointed by the National Working Committee of the party, following the screening of prospective aspirants – pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph 16 (3), Chapter 3 of the APGA Electoral Guidelines for the 2022 Primary Election.
Nweke, in his declarative statement in April 2022 had said if he emerged as governor, his administration would transform Enugu State into a foreign industrial hub.
He served as Chief of Staff to former Governor Chimaroke Nnamani and was later appointed the Minister of Youth, Minister of Information, and later the Minister of Information and Communications, during the second term of President Olusegun Obasanjo (2003–2007).
Meanwhile, the statement listed other aspirants ‘cleared’ to include; Umeadi Peter Nnanna Chukwudi (Presidential screening), Udensi Chikwendu Ukaobasi (Governorship screening – Abia State), Ijioma Nwokoro Ijioma (Abia), and Ibe Gregory Ikechukwu (Abia).
Others are Waya Joseph (Benue), Akaa Priscilla Denen (Benue), Odoh Benard Ifeanyi (Ebonyi), Ozoemena Obi Donatus Madubuike (Enugu), Nnamani Emeka (Enugu), Udeh Donatus Ofobuikem (Enugu), Ombugaku Mathew Avre (Nasarawa State).
TNG reports Uwa Etigwe SAN was listed as ‘Uncleared.’
