PDP leaders in closed door meeting over committee report

A caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is presently meeting at the party headquarters in Abuja to come up with an acceptable running mate to the presidential candidate of the party, Atiku Abubakar.

The caucus is expected to consider the report of the General Aliyu Gusau (retd) and choose from among those penciled down for the job.

It was gathered that three South South governors, Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Ifeanyi Okowa (Delta) and Udom Emmanuel (Akwa Ibom), were recommended by the committee.

Those at the meeting which is being chaired by the Deputy National North Ambassador Umaru Damagun has in attendance Governors Samuel Ortom (Benue), Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto), Bala Mohammed (Bauchi).

Others are former governors Babangida Aliyu (Niger), Sule Lamido (Jigawa), Liyel Imoke (Cross Rivers) Olusegun Mimiko (Ondo) and the minority leader of the House of Representatives, Ndudi Elumelu, among others.

Addressing members of the committee just before going into a closed door session, National Chairman of the Party, Dr Iyorchia Ayu, urged the meeting to come up with a conclusion “between tomorrow and Friday.”

The chairman said, “The candidate (Atiku) wrote to us as the administrative arm of the party on the choice of his running mate.”

Ayu stressed that, “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.” (Daily Trust)