The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has constituted a 12-member committee to screen the nominated vice-presidential candidates for the party.
This was issued out in a statement by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba.
According to the Secretary, the constitution of the committee, is in line with Part VI, Paragraph 14 of the party’s Electoral Guidelines.
The panel for the screening of the candidates is headed by a former Foreign Affairs Minister, Tom Ikimi.
This comes barely 24 hours after the meeting of members of the party’s committee set up to recommend a running mate for its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
He is being considered alongside Governors Ifeanyi Okowa, the Delta State governor and Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State.
Members of the newly formed panel are Idris Wada, Osita Chidoka, Binta Bello, Mutiat Adedoja, Austin Opara and Aisha Madawaki.
Others are Ayotunde George-Ologun, Chidiebelu Mofus, Fidelis Tapgun with Akilu Indabawa as Secretary and Sunday Omobo as Administrative Secretary.
The screening exercise has been scheduled to hold at the National Working Committee (NWC) Hall, PDP National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Abuja on Thursday at 10 a.m.
The party has until Friday to submit the names of its vice-presidential candidate INEC.
