PDP constitutes committee to screen Vice Presidential candidate

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has set up a committee to screen its nominated Vice Presidential Candidate for the 2023 general elections.

The party announced this in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba on Wednesday in Abuja.

Ologunagba said setting up of the Presidential Candidate Screening Committee by the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) was in pursuant to Part VI, Paragraph 14 of the Electoral Guidelines of PDP.

According to him, Chief Tom Ikimi will be the Chairman of the Committee, while Dr. Akilu Indabawa would serve as Secretary and Mr Sunday Omobo as Administrative Secretary.

Other members approved to serve in the committee were Capt. Idris Wada, Chief Osita Chidoka, Binta Bello, Chief Mutiat Adedoja, Austin Opara, Prof. Aisha Madawaki, Mrs Ayotunde George-Ologun, Chief Chidiebelu Mofus and Fidelis Tapgun.

Ologunagba said the exercise would hold at PDP National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Abuja on Thursday at 10 a.m.