The national working committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) has named a nine-member presidential screening
committee.
The panel is to screen the presidential hopefuls who have
purchased and submitted the expression of interest and nomination forms to
represent the party in the 2023 presidential election.
The committee is scheduled to sit on Friday at the Legacy
House, Maitama, Abuja.
David Mark, former senate president, will preside over the panel, with Esther Uduehi serving as the secretary.
Members of the panel include Celestine Omehia, former
governor of Rivers state; Olusegun Mimiko, ex-governor of Ondo state; Mike
Ahamba, senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN); Hilda Makonto, Hassana Dikko, Akilu
Indabawa and Edward Ashiekaa, senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN).
According to a statement issued by Umar Bature, PDP national
organising secretary, on Monday, Iyorchia Ayu, national chairman of the party,
will head a 25-member presidential screening appeal panel which is expected to
sit on May 3.
The opposition party has also constituted committees to screen
governorship, state houses of assembly and national assembly hopefuls.
The screening for hopefuls vying for seats in the state
house of assembly, House of Representatives and senate will be held on
Wednesday at the state capital of each state.
The screening of governorship hopefuls will take place on
Thursday at the party’s zonal secretariat except for the north-west zone which
will take place at the PDP national headquarters in Abuja.
You can find details of the various committees and their
members here.
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
No comments
Post a Comment
Kindly drop a comment below.
(Comments are moderated. Clean comments will be approved immediately)
Advert Enquires - Reach out to us at NigerianEye@gmail.com