By Dayo Johnson, Akure

AHEAD of the governorship primaries of the Action Congress of Nigeria ACN, in Ondo State, a 50-member Elders Committee has commenced the screening of the over 30 aspirants jostling for the ticket of the party.

Dependable source said that the party leaders have decided to give all the aspirants the equal opportunity to prove themselves before the elders.

The chairman of the screening committee is the former Secretary to the State Government (SSG) during the late Governor Adebayo Adefarati administration, Chief Wunmi Adegbonmire.

The report of the committee is expected to be submitted to the national chairman of the Party, Chief Bisi Akande, and later forwarded to Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu, for final approval.

It is expected that the candidate of the party would emerge early in June after the return of Tinubu from his overseas trip.

Sunday Vanguard gathered that five of the aspirants have been shortlisted out of the large number.
Another committee made up of some of the 50 elders and others from Lagos who are the think tank of Asiwaju are to meet with him to finally pick the party’s flag bearer in the October election.

One of the aspirants, Chief Rotimi Akeredolu, in a chat in Akure, confirmed that many of them have appeared before the party elders.