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BREAKING: PDP NWC Fixes Date To Submit Names Of VP Nominees To Atiku

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Jun 15, 2022.

Benard Joseph

PDP NWC Fixes Date To Submit Names Of VP Nominees To Atiku.
It was gathered that the three nominees are from the South-South and Southeast.

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Working Working (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will this afternoon submit three names to the presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to make his choice.

This news platform gathered that the PDP NWC will be meeting this afternoon to decide on the recommendations made by the various consultative committees set up to select a vice-presidential candidate for the party.

The governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, who came second in the PDP presidential primaries; Delta State governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa; Akwa Ibom State governor, Mr. Emmanuel Udom, have all been mentioned from the South-South.

The names of former Senate President and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, who also contested the presidential primaries; and Mr. Emeka Ihedioha, former governor of Imo State and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, from the Southeast have also been mentioned.

It is understood that the committee had voted in favour of Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State to emerge as Atiku’s running mate.

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State and Governor Udom Emmanuel came second and third respectively in the vote.

The opposition PDP, based on the timetable by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is expected to submit the name of its presidential candidate and his running mate on or before Friday, June 17, 2022.

Recall that the National Chairman of the opposition party, Senator Iyiochia Ayu, had on Tuesday said that the PDP and Atiku would present a running mate Nigerians would relate well with and vote into office.

Ayu said this in his opening remarks at the meeting with members of the PDP Advisory Committee set up to assist Atiku to choose a running mate.

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The PDP chairman had said the former Vice President wrote a letter to the National Working Committee (NWC) on the choice of his running mate.

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