The Governor of Sokoto State and Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum, Aminu Tambuwal has declared his intention to run for the office of the President in 2023.
The Governor who made the declaration wheile addressing journalists after meeting with State Chairmen of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja, stated that he considered the State Chairmen as grassroot mobilisers
Tambuwal went to also call for unity among party members ahead of the general elections, noting that the PDP remains the hope of Nigerians.
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He said the PDP is ready to take over power from the ruling All Progressives Congress.
Meanwhile, Africa Daily News, New York reports that the party’s presidential candidate for the 2023 general elections is set to emerge at the party’s national convention which has now been slated for May 28 and 29, 2022.
This was coming even as the party disclosed that its governorship candidates would be nominated on May 21.
Similarly, congresses to choose candidates for the state and national assemblies would hold on May 7 and 12 respectively.
PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, announced this, yesterday, while briefing journalists, in Abuja on the outcome of the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting.
He said this was part of the party’s timetable for nomination of candidates for next year’s general elections, as ratified by the NEC at its 95th meeting.
He said activities for PDP primaries would commence on March 17, with the sale of the nomination forms.
He said the party pegged the price for nomination and expression of interests forms for the presidential aspirants at ₦40million, while aspirants for the governorship election are expected to pay ₦21 million.
Similarly, aspirants for state Houses of Assembly, House of Representatives and Senate are to pay the sum of N600, 000; ₦2.5million and ₦3.5 million respectively for nomination and expression of interest forms.
He, however, said NEC resolved that youths interested in contesting the 2023 polls would pay half of the nomination fee.
Ologunagba said NEC approved the constitution of a committee to address the issue of zoning of the presidential ticket and other elective positions in the 2023 general election.
The zoning committee, which would consist of one nominee from each of the 36 states is expected to submit its report in two weeks.
AFRICA DAILY NEWS, NEW YORK
