The Peoples Democratic Party Board of Trustees panel are set to meet with the party Presidential aspirants to discuss the possibility of having a consensus presidential candidate among them (the aspirants) and also screen them on Thursday,
Senator Walid Jibrin, lead 12-man panel is expected to first meet in the morning of Thursday before inviting the aspirants for the screening.
The aspirants are a former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar; Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal; Governor of Gombe State, Ibrahim Dankwambo; a former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso; and a former Governor of Sokoto State, Attahiru Bafarawa.
Others said to have been invited are President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki; a former President of the Senate, David Mark; a former Minister of Special Duties and Inter Governmental Relations, Tanimu Turaki (SAN); a former Governor of Plateau State, Jona Jang; and a former Governor of Kaduna State, Ahmed Makarfi.
Others expected at the meeting are a former Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido; Dr Datti Baba-Ahmed and Usifo Stanley.
It was gathered that the aspirants would be persuaded to have meetings among themselves and see if they could agree on a consensus candidate.
Jibrin said “We are talking with the aspirants and I have hope that they will all work together for the progress of our party which will make us win the presidential election in 2019,” he said.
It was gathered that the aspirants had, however, made up their mind not to drop their ambition.
A member of the BoT said that the aspirants “do not want to hear anything about consensus or stepping down for anybody at all.”
But another board member said that the aspirants could still strike a deal among themselves before the October 5 and 6 dates for the presidential convention
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