PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar announces his running mate

The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has announced on Thursday via his social media handles that Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State is his running mate in the 2023 presidential election.

Abubakar posted, “I am delighted to announce Governor Ifeanyi A. Okowa as my Vice Presidential candidate.

“I look forward to travelling our great country together, engaging with all Nigerians and building a shared future of peace, unity, and prosperity for all. As One We Can Get It Done. #OneNigeria.”

Okowa was at the PDP Headquarters to attend the party’s Vice Presidential screening.

It had been reported that Okowa and two other PDP top members would be screened today as the party searches for a running mate for its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.

Some party members, who welcomed Okowa into the building, were heard saying ‘congratulations’.

Apart from Okowa, others reportedly shortlisted are Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike and the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel.

Abubakar contested for the office of the president several times, including 2014 when he ran on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and lost in the primaries to incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari.