The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) faction backed by Nyesom
Wike screened Sandy Onor, its sole presidential aspirant, alongside 25
governorship aspirants from 17 states, on Thursday.
The screening exercise was held at the PDP Legacy House in
Abuja.
In a statement signed by Chinwe Nnorom, national director of
publicity, the party said it was proceeding with its electoral processes
following the resolution of its leadership crisis by the supreme court, which
affirmed the Abdulrahman Mohammed-led national working committee.
The PDP said the presidential screening committee is chaired
by Okezie Ikpeazu, while the governorship screening committee is headed by
Ahmed Makarfi.
“The PDP will screen only one presidential candidate and 25
governorship aspirants from 17 states,” Nnorom said.
“Others are still perfecting their documentation for another
screening opportunity.”
Speaking after the exercise, Onor backed the removal of fuel
subsidy by President Bola Tinubu, describing the policy as a bold step that
freed up funds for national development.
“Nigerians universally agreed that subsidy was a problem and
a bastion of corruption,” he said.
“This president came on his very first day in office,
removed the subsidy and released a lot of funds for development.”
Onor, however, said greater accountability is needed.
An aspirant in Plateau state, Kefiano Ropshik, was screened
and cleared to participate in the PDP governorship primary election.
“Earlier today, I was at PDP Secretariat, Wadata Plaza for
my screening exercise, another significant stride in this noble journey to
serve the good people of Plateau State as their Governor,” he said.
“The vision is clear, the resolve is unwavering, and the
mission continues.”
On his part, David Ombugadu, an aspirant in Nasarawa, said
he won the 2019 and 2023 governorship elections in the state, citing results
uploaded on the INEC iREV portal.
Ombugadu called on the media and civil society groups to
play stronger roles in protecting votes during elections.
Other governorship aspirants screened by the party include
Kelechi Anosike (Abia), Kayode Ogunshola (Oyo), Hazeem Gbolarumi (Oyo), Samson
Nnamani (Enugu), and Mustapha Lamido (Jigawa).
Others were Onuogbu Ogba (Abia), David Emmanuel (Nasarawa),
Oladimeji Hassan (Kwara), Alex Ladan (Plateau), Adamu Ahmed (Bauchi), Suleiman
Kawu (Kwara), and Mohammed Bello (Kano).
The PDP said its governorship primaries will hold on May 24,
while the presidential primary election is scheduled for May 26.
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