The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has set up a Vice Presidential Candidate Screening Committee to screen the nominated vice presidential candidate of the party for the 2023 general election.

The latest development was made known via a statement issued by the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, a copy of which was made available to The Star on Wednesday.

Ologunagba stated that the screening of the PDP vice presidential candidate would hold at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja on Thursday.

Chief Tom Ikimi was appointed as the chairman of the committee, Dr. Akilu Indabawa as secretary, while Sunday Omobo was appointed as administrative secretary.

The members of the committee include Capt. Idris I. Wada (rtd), Chief Osita Chidoka, Rt. Hon. Binta Bello, Mrs. Mutiat Adedoja, and Rt. Hon. Austin Opara.

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Others are Prof. Aisha Madawaki, Mrs. Ayotunde George-Ologun, Mrs. Chidiebelu Mofus, and Fidelis Tapgun.

The statement partly read: “Pursuant to Part VI, Paragraph 14 of the the Electoral Guidelines of our great Party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the National Working Committee (NWC) has approved the nomination of the following party members to serve on the Vice Presidential Candidate Screening Committee for the screening/verifying of the nominated Vice Presidential Candidate of our party for the 2023 general elections.

“The screening exercise will hold at the National Working Committee (NWC) Hall, PDP National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Abuja on Thursday, June 16, 2022 at 10am,” Ologunagba stated.

The Star