2027: PDP announces date to screen ex-president Jonathan

The Tanimu Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is acceptable to surface erstwhile president Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday as the lone statesmanlike aspirant of enactment up of the 2027 wide elections.

According to ThisDay, those listed to surface Jonathan are erstwhile Vice-President Namadi Sambo, erstwhile politician of Plateau State, Jona Jang, a erstwhile Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tom Ikimi, among others.

Recall that the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, disclosed past week that Jonathan successfully registered arsenic a subordinate of the enactment successful the caller integer registration workout directed by INEC.

The Seyi Makinde-backed PDP arsenic announced that it was acceptable to surface 748 House of Representatives aspirants, 198 senatorial aspirants, and 112 governorship aspirants.

The screening committee would surface 2122 states houses of assembly aspirants. The workout volition commence tomorrow, Tuesday in antithetic states.

In a connection posted connected its authoritative Facebook leafage on Sunday, the enactment said 1 statesmanlike aspirant is besides expected to beryllium screened by the screening committee.

“The screening workout volition instrumentality spot nationwide on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, astatine 10:00,” the connection said.

2027: PDP announces day to scre...