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2027: Turaki-led PDP faction to screen ex-president Jonathan May 19
The Peoples Democratic Party faction led by Tanimu Turaki is set to screen former President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday as the party’s sole presidential aspirant ahead of the 2027 general elections.
According to reports, members of the screening panel include former Vice-President Namadi Sambo, former Plateau State governor Jonah Jang and former Foreign Affairs Minister Tom Ikimi, among others.
The development comes days after the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, announced that Jonathan had successfully registered as a member of the PDP during the fresh digital registration exercise directed by INEC.
The Seyi Makinde-backed PDP equally announced that it was set to screen 748 House of Representatives aspirants, 198 senatorial aspirants, and 112 governorship aspirants.
The screening committee would screen 2122 states houses of assembly aspirants. The exercise will commence tomorrow, Tuesday in different states.
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