The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has picked the Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa as the running mate.
Atiku made the announcement at a meeting attended by PDP executives at the party’s headquarters in Abuja.
PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, said a 17-member committee had been set up by the party to pick a running mate.
He said the committee had submitted three names to Atiku to choose from.
The final decision, however, Ayu said, was Atiku’s.
Speaking at the announcement event, Atiku said making a choice between the three names had been a difficult decision.
He also noted that some of the qualities he looked out for include someone who understands the enormity of the challenges facing the country and one who has demonstrated, from experience, that he can proffer some solutions.
‘Congratulations’
Okowa had arrived at the PDP headquarters in a celebratory mood.
Some party members welcomed him into the building with the words ‘congratulations’.
Okowa and Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, were among the names being mentioned as prospective running mates to the PDP’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
The party will submit Atiku and Okowa as Presidential candidate and running mate to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) latest today.
Recall that INEC had given all political parties Friday, June 17 deadline to submit the names of presidential candidates and their running mates.
