Wike-backed PDP affirms Onor as consensus presidential candidate

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has affirmed former Senator Sandy Onor as its consensus presidential candidate for the 2027 general election.

The Chairman of the 2026 PDP Presidential Primary Election Committee, Samuel Ortom, announced the outcome of the party’s primaries at the PDP national secretariat in Abuja on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.

Ortom said Onor, who was the sole aspirant of the party, emerged through a consensus arrangement.

“We have worked day and night with the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory to ensure that we arrive at a consensus,” he said.

On his part, the PDP National Chairman, Abdullahi Mohammed, noted that the party had only one aspirant, expressing confidence that PDP would make a significant impact in the 2027 general election.

In his acceptance speech, Onor promised to run the presidential race with the courage and seriousness it deserved.

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The former lawmaker stated: “I take this responsibility very seriously. I shall fly the PDP flag with energy, with courage, with competence and with intellectual depth. I shall do it with a pan-Nigerian disposition in all that I do.

“Citizens of this country will be proud that we have a PDP that is ready to do well. If we were great yesterday, we are going to be exponentially greater tomorrow.”

Onor, who stated that he knew African Democratic Congress (ADC) would not stand the test of time, described PDP as the only formidable opposition to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general election.

“If you are looking for any party with the capacity to contend with the ruling APC, that party is PDP,” he said.