- presidential aspirants will be screened at 2 p.m. at the same venue
- The interim leadership also shifted the deadline for submission of completed forms to May 18 and fixed May 19
The Peoples Democratic Party faction led by Abdulrahman Mohammed has scheduled Thursday for the screening of its presidential and governorship aspirants ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the party announced the development in a statement issued in Abuja by its National Director of Publicity, Chinwe Nnorom, on behalf of the National Publicity Secretary, Jungudo Mohammed
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According to the statement, governorship aspirants are expected to appear before the screening panel by noon at the PDP National Secretariat Annex, Legacy House, Maitama, Abuja, while presidential aspirants will be screened at 2 p.m. at the same venue.
The party appointed former Abia State governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, to head the presidential screening committee, with Hassan Sokodobo serving as secretary.
Other members of the panel include Abba Isawa, George Sekibo, Sodipo Semiu, Chinelo Chidebelu, Nasiru Mohammed, Zainab Kure and Lindsey Sora.
For the governorship screening exercise, former Kaduna State governor Ahmed Makarfi will chair the committee, while George Ariolu will serve as secretary.
Meanwhile, the interim National Working Committee headed by Tanimu Turaki on Wednesday extended the deadline for the purchase of nomination and expression of interest forms for the 2027 elections to May 15.
The interim leadership also shifted the deadline for submission of completed forms to May 18 and fixed May 19 for the screening of aspirants.
According to the interim NWC, the extension followed requests and appeals from party stakeholders and aspirants across the country.
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