In addition to former President Goodluck Jonathan, former Labour Party candidate Peter Obi, and Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, the Peoples Democratic Party, or PDP, claims that a number of candidates are covertly considering its 2027 presidential ticket.
This was said by Okechukwu Osuoha, the party’s Deputy National Legal Adviser, in an interview with Vanguard on Sunday in Abuja.
According to Osuoha, the party is presently involved in extensive internal discussions and negotiations to choose its final flag bearer.The names you mentioned remain conjecture. Negotiations and debates are currently of utmost importance in the party, as individuals attempt to determine which candidate will be the most credible, Osuoha said. He claims that other prospective candidates throughout the South are already having private discussions with stakeholders to position themselves, even if the public is focused on the three figures. Holding the national convention to choose new executives to lead the PDP for the next four years is the party’s top priority, he continued. We shall select those who will run for office during that time. To ensure openness and demonstrate that we live up to our rhetoric of democracy, the party will seek to hold a free and fair primary, he said.
This follows Senate Minority Leader Abba Moro’s listing of Jonathan, Obi, and Makinde as candidates.
As negotiations continue, the senator from Benue South added that additional eligible candidates from the South may still enter the race.
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