Atiku to announce vice presidential candidate by Friday — Ayu

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Atiku to announce vice presidential candidate by Friday — Ayu

Sen. Iyiochia Ayu, National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),has said that the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, would announce his running mate by Friday.

Ayu disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at a meeting with members of the consultative committee of the party.

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The PDP helmsman said the meeting was a continuation of consultations aimed at picking a running mate that would be generally acceptable to Nigerians.

The consultative committee was set up by the party’s leadership to assist the former Vice President to pick a running mate.

It would be recalled that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had already fixed June 17 as the deadline for all political parties to submit of the lists of their candidates and their running mates.

Ayu said: “The presidential candidate of our party would have been here, but this morning he suddenly dashed somewhere.

“He apologised and if he comes early, he will join us. But we will go ahead with the assignment he has given us.

“The candidate wrote to us, as the administrative arm of the party, on the choice of his running mate.

“Various organs of the party are well-represented in this committe.

“The National Working Committee, the Governors Forum, the National Assembly, and former governors who have put forward their candidates.

“This deliberation will be chaired by my able deputy, Amb. Umaru Damagum.

“I wish you a successful deliberation and I hope you come up with a conclusion between tomorrow and Friday.”

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