The presidential screening committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has disqualified two of its aspirants.
Sen. David Mark, Chairman of the committee, announced this on Friday after the committee concluded its screening of the party’s 17 aspirants.
Sen Mark who did not disclose the identity of the disqualified candidates, however, said they did not meet up with the requirements for the position they were contesting for.
The disqualified candidates are reportedly expected to forfeit the N40 million each of them paid for the expression of interest and nomination forms, Channels TV reports.
The screening, according to one of the aspirants – Sen Anyim Pius Anyim – was designed to verify the candidates’ membership and financial status, academic credentials, and other requirements for a presidential candidate as spelled out in the constitution.
