Naija News reports that a six-man committee led by the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Julius Ihonvbere, set up to look into ways to prune the number of aspirants to a manageable number, claimed they had screened the number of aspirants to 10, then six and finally four, which is causing unrest in the party.
However, in an interview with journalists on Tuesday, the State Publicity Secretary of the party, Peter Uwadiae, said there is no truth regarding the reports on screened and disqualified aspirants.