National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Iyiochia Ayu, has disclosed on Tuesday, June 14, that the party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, would within the next 48 hours present a running mate.
Ayu stated during his opening remarks at the meeting with members of the consultative committee set up to assist Atiku to choose a running mate.
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He was in a closed-door meeting with some stakeholders of the party at the party’s national secretariat.
Ayu said:
The presidential candidate of our party would have been here, but this morning he suddenly dashed somewhere.
He apologised and if he comes early, he will join us. But we will go ahead with the assignment he has given us.
The candidate wrote to us, as the administrative arm of the party, on the choice of his running mate.
He noted that:
Various organs of the party are well-represented in his committee — the National Working Committee, the Governors Forum, the National Assembly, and former governors who have put forward their candidates.
This deliberation will be chaired by my able deputy, Ambassador Umaru Damagum.
I wish you a successful deliberation and I hope you come up with a conclusion between tomorrow and Friday.
Our presidential candidate, this time, has decided to carry everybody along unlike 2019 when he didn’t consult widely in his choice of running mate.
Those in attendance were: the Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum, Aminu Tambuwal; Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed; Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom; former Senate President, David Mark; former Ondo State Governor, Olusegun Mimiko; former Cross River State Governor, Liyel Imoke, and Senator Philip Aduda among others.
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It should be recalled that the Independent National Electoral Commission, gave political parties till Friday, June 17, 2022, to submit the names of their presidential candidates and their running mates.
