By Christiana Ekpa
Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has expressed confidence over the victory of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in the forthcoming 2023 general election, even as the Party’s ad hoc Committee screened him in Abuja on Sunday.
The APC Governorship screening committee headed by Senator Abubakar Sodangi ahead of the party’s primary elections.
A statement issued yesterday by the Director General of Press Affairs, Government House, Gombe, Ismaila Uba Misilli, said Governor Inuwa, who is standing unopposed in the APC Governorship primary election in Gombe State, arrived at the screening venue in Abuja around 2:pm and was received by party officials and panel members.
In a brief chat with newsmen after his screening, the Governor described the process as smooth and commended the panel members, as well as the party leadership.
Recall that, while submitting his expression of interest and nomination forms which were purchased and presented to him by friends, associates and political support groups, the Governor was upbeat about victory for APC in Gombe State and the country at large.