PDP Begins Shopping For 2023 Presidential Candidate

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it would soon commence the search for a credible person to field as its presidential candidate in the 2023 election.

This was according to the chairman of its Board of Trustees, Senator Walid Jibrin, who made the revelation to journalists in Kaduna.

Jibrin said PDP would throw open the opportunity for  every interested and eligible member of the party to seek the presidency on its platform.

On if the party would adopt its presidential candidate in the last election, Atiku Abubakar, Jibrin said the former vice president was eligible to contest the election.

“After all, Atiku couldn’t have been adjudged to have failed in the last presidential elections,” Walid said..

“Atiku is a Nigerian. Has he really failed in that (2019) election?

“The case went from the tribunal to the appeal court and up to the Supreme Court.

“If Atiku wants, he has the right to do so and other people have the right to do so.

“Do you think it’s only Atiku that wants to contest?” he asked.

“On the presidential candidate, the National Working Committee, in consultation with all relevant organs, will reveal the plan about our presidential candidate.

“I don’t think there is anything wrong to allow anybody from any zone to show interest, but our collective decision will bring out an agreeable candidate.”