The Peoples Democratic Party will today, screen nominees for the vice-presidential position.
A chieftain of the party, who confided in reporters on Wednesday, said contrary to news, three candidates were highlighted for the position, not one as reported by some newspapers.
According to him, those shortlisted include Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa; his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike and the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel.
This came to the fore on Wednesday as supporters of Okowa and Wike disagreed over the party’s VP slot.
There were reports on Wednesday that a committee headed by the PDP Deputy Chairman, Ambassador Umaru Damagun, had on Tuesday nominated Wike as the running mate of Atiku Abubakar when 13 out of the 17 members voted in favor of the Rivers State governor.
When contacted on Wednesday, the PDP spokesman, Debo Ologunagba, said that the nomination of Wike remained a rumor.
He stated, “The party is going through its processes. When it comes in a name, it will be announced. We don’t rely on rumor, we don’t work on that, in the next couple of hours or probably just before the expiration of the time, we will come out with a position and the name will be announced.”
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