The Presidential candidate of the People’s Democracy Party in the 2023 elections, Atiku Abubakar has announced the governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa as his running mate.
The presidential hopeful made the announcement via his verified Twitter account on Thursday.
I am delighted to announce Governor @IAOkowa 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. -AA pic.twitter.com/JyKxTIhiUh
— Atiku Abubakar (@atiku) June 16, 2022
The Independent National Electoral Commission had set June 17 as the deadline for submission of names of candidates and running mates.
PDP, the main opposition party had on Tuesday constituted a screening committee for the vice-presidential aspirants where Rivers state governor and Atiku’s co-contestant at the party’s primary, Nyesom Wike, and governor Okowa were both shortlisted.