Ekiti Guber: PDP constituted screening committee; invites Oni, Kolawole, Olujimi, Eleka, other aspirants

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has appointed the former Kaduna State governor, Senator Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi, as a chairman of the screening committee to screen aspirants for the June 18, 2022, Ekiti State governorship election.

In a statement released on Thursday by the Party’s National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, said “the has constituted a screening committee headed by Ahmed Makarfi.

“Other members of the screening committee are Amb. Mrs. Fidelia A. Njeze, Mrs. Sarah Ochekpe, Arch. Rev. Benson Ezem and Chief Rahman Owokoniran (PDP South-West Zonal Secretary) as member/secretary.

“The screening exercise has been scheduled for Monday, November 8, 2021, at the NWC Hall of the PDP national secretariat, Abuja at 10 am.

“All aspirants, critical stakeholders and members of our party in Ekiti state are by this statement guided accordingly”.

Meanwhile, about seventeen (17) governorship aspirants had obtained the governorship nomination form.

The aspirants come from all the three political zones of the state; Ekiti Central, Ekiti North, and Ekiti South.

Newsflash Nigeria understands that eight of the aspirants were male while 9 are also female.

They are the former governor of the state, Segun Oni; former deputy governor, Kolapo Olusola Eleka; Immediate past state chairman of the party, Bisi Kolawole; a serving Senator, Biodun Olujimi; outgoing National Treasure of the party, Wale Aribisala; Former GMD bank, Kayode Adaramodu; a Lagos-based businessman and senatorial aspirant of the party in 2014, Lateef Ajijola and Otunba Yinka Akerele.

Others are 2018 PDP deputy governorship candidate, Deji Ogunsakin; a former Tutor General in Ekiti State, Chief (Mrs) Arogundade Oluwatoyin Anike, Hon (Mrs) Olumide-Ojo Olukemi Olubunmi; a former House of Assembly member during the second term of Ayodele Fayose administration, Hon. Princess Titilayo Owolabi Akerele;the 2019 House of Representatives aspirant, Princess Adekemi Adewumi; 2019 House of Assembly candidate, Mrs Cecilia Ebiesuwa,  Mrs Adewumi Adesoye (the daughter of prominent Prince Adegoke Adewumi of Ado Ekiti), Mrs Module Asaolu, and Mrs Deborah Alo.

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