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Ondo 2024: PDP screens seven governorship aspirants

He said that the committee would present its report to the party after the conclusion of the exercise.

• March 27, 2024
Wadata House, PDP National Secretariat
Wadata House, PDP National Secretariat

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday, screened seven governorship aspirants for its upcoming primary election in Ondo.

The screening exercise took place at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja.

The aspirants included Adeolu Akinwumi, Olusola Ebiseni, Bamidele Akingboye, Kolade Akinjo, Bosun Arebuwa, John Mafo and Agboola Ajayi.

The aspirants were screened by Sen. Sam Egwu-led screening committee with Sen. Isa Lau, Chief Emmanuel Ogidi, Olivia Dazyman, ⁠Tanko Beji, and Gladys Ashemuke as members.

Others were Rahman Owokoniran as secretary and Caroline Akinsete as administrative secretary.

Mr Egwu, who is a former governor of Ebonyi, told journalists around 3:30 p.m. that all the aspirants presented themselves for screening.

He, however, said some of the aspirants, whose documents were not complete, promised to come back to complete the aspect of documentation.

He said that the committee would present its report to the party after the conclusion of the exercise.

“We feel like everyone should have a level playing ground, with no opportunity to say they were screened out deliberately.

“The screening is going on till 5 p.m. today. PDP is the party that wants to give people opportunity provided you play by the rules of the game.

“If a candidate tells us he forgot a document and he is going to bring his document before 5 p.m, Why not?

“We don’t want to give them the impression that the party has a candidate it supports. Only few persons are involved in this case,” he said.

However, Mr Egwu refused to speak again with journalists after the conclusion of the exercise by 6 p.m.

Though none of the aspirants spoke with journalists, only two of them, Mr Ebiseni and Mr Ajayi, displayed their clearance certificates before the camera.

(NAN)

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