The Peoples Democratic Party has inaugurated a Vice Presidential Screening Committee, in a bid to pick a running mate for Atiku Abubakar ahead of the 2023 election.
In a statement on Tuesday by the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, the VPSC will be saddled with screening nominated candidates for the job.
Governors Nyesom Wike of Rivers, Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta and Emmanuel Udom of Akwa Ibom States are rumoured to be the leading names interested in becoming Atiku’s running mate.
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The statement noted that the committee made of 11 members will screen interested persons and announce the PDP Vice Presidential candidate on Thursday.
The statement titeld “PDP Constitutes Vice Presidential Candidate Screening Committee (VPSC)” read in part;
“Pursuant to Part VI, Paragraph 14 of the the Electoral Guidelines of our great Party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the National Working Committee (NWC) has approved the nomination of the following Party members to serve on the Vice Presidential Candidate Screening Committee for the screening/verifying of the nominated Vice Presidential Candidate of our Party for the 2023 general elections.
“The members of the Committee are as follows
1. High Chief Tom Ikimi – Chairman
2.H.E. Capt. Idris I. Wada (rtd) – Member
3. Chief Osita Chidoka – Member
4. Rt. Hon. Binta Bello – Member
5. Chief Mrs. Alh. Mutiat Adedoja – Member
6. Rt. Hon. Austin Opara – Member
7. Prof. Aisha Madawaki – Member
8. Mrs. Ayotunde George-Ologun – Member
9. Chief Mrs. Chidiebelu Mofus – Member
10. H.E. Fidelis Tapgun – Member
11. Dr. Akilu Indabawa- Secretary
Mr. Sunday Omobo – Administrative Secretary
“The screening exercise will hold at the National Working Committee (NWC) Hall, PDP National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Abuja on Thursday, June 16, 2022 at 10am.”
Meanwhile, unconfirmed reports emerged on Tuesday that Nyesom Wike had been elected vice presidential candidate to Atiku Abubakar.
The report indicated that Wike scored 16 votes ahead of Governor Okowa, who reportedly scored a paltry 3 votes.
Debo’s statement has however, quelled the reports as false.
