Nigeria, May 16 -- The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has postponed the screening exercise for its presidential and governorship aspirants to Monday, 18 May.

The party stated this in a statement by its spokesperson, Bolaji Abdullahi, on Saturday.

It did not, however, give were shifted details on the reason for the postponement.

The party also announced a change in venue for the screening of some federal lawmakers' aspirants affected by insecurity in parts of the country.

"Due to the security situation affecting some parts of Northern Nigeria, the screening of affected federal lawmakers' aspirants will now take place in Abuja," the statement said.

The statement said all affected aspirants would be contacted with updated schedules a...