The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has thrown the door of the party’s 2023 presidential candidate open to former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar and other candidates
Atiku was the PDP’s presidential candidate in the 2019 election.
National Chairman of the PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, said this while fielding questions from journalists in Bauchi State after his solidarity visit to Governor Bala Mohammed.
Secondus said the party won’t discriminate against any candidate wishing to contest the presidential election on its platform.
“Everyone is qualified; both young, old, governors, non-governors are qualified to contest and we have the space for everyone – if you win, you become our candidate. The door is open to everybody.”
The PDP national chairman was accompanied on the visit to the Bauchi State governor by the Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal; former Gombe State Governor, Hassan Ibrahim Dankwambo; former Senate President, David Mark, and a party chieftain, Nazif Gamawa.
Speaking on the recent defections of PDP members to other parties, including former Speaker of House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, Secondus said anyone could leave the party but was optimistic about their return.
“It has happened before, they will move and they would come back, that’s the assurance I’m giving to you,” Secondus said.
Dogara’s fall out, according to him, was caused by alleged mismanagement of public funds and unfulfilled campaign promises.
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