The national working committee (NWC) of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) has endorsed Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers state, as
the vice-presidential candidate of the party for the 2023 elections.
TheCable reports that the NWC members voted 13-3 to endorse
the report of the panel which had earlier nominated Wike for the VP ticket.
The NWC members subsequently communicated their decision to
Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the party.
Wike was on Tuesday nominated by majority of the committee
members set up to pick a running mate for Atiku.
Udom Emmanuel, Akwa Ibom governor, and Ifeanyi Okowa,
governor of Delta, were also considered by the panel.
The panel — chaired by Umar Damagum, PDP deputy national
chairman (north) — comprises former and serving governors, NWC members, and
members of the board of trustees (BoT).
Members include David Mark, former senate president; Aminu
Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto; Ndudi Elumelu, minority leader of the House of
Representatives; Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue, and Sule Lamido, former
governor of Jigawa.
Iyorchia Ayu, national chairman of the PDP, had said the
party will announce Atiku’s running mate within 48 hours.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has
fixed June 17 as the deadline for political parties to submit their list of
candidates — for president, vice-president, senate and House of Representatives
— ahead of the 2023 general election.
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