The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party,
Iyorchia Ayu, on Thursday, told popular journalist, Dele Momodu, that members
of the party, and not leaders, would determine who emerge as PDP presidential
candidate in the 2023 general elections.
Ayu also told the Chief Executive Officer of Ovation Media
Group that the PDP has no preferred presidential candidate, noting that the
party would provide a level-playing ground for all aspirants.
Momodu on Thursday afternoon visited Ayu at the PDP National
Secretariat in Abuja where he formally presented his letter of intent to
contest the presidential ticket of the party.
Addressing Momodu in his office in the presence of pressman,
the PDP National Chairman said, “For you to run for office, you must have a
strong platform but the first responsibility I will charge you to do is to work
hard and build a strong party which we can go into battle with.
“For your personal ambition like all other candidates, I
wish you well, I wish you the best.
“There will be a level playing ground for all aspirants; we
don’t have a special candidate, we don’t have preferred candidate, the party
members will decide who will contest any office.
“If at the end of the
day, party members vote for you that you are the one they want, the party will
stand behind you. You have to go out and work out there among the party members
across the country because the party leadership will not do it for you. Our job
is to try and provide the necessary mechanism.”
Momodu’s declaration followed those by All Progressives
Congress National Leader, Bola Tinubu; and Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi;
that they would be running for President in 2023.
The two APC members had separately visited the President, Muhammadu
Buhari in Aso Villa this week and informed the President of their intention to
contest the next presidential election.
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