The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced Capt Idris Wada, former governor of Kogi State has as the chairman of the Committee set up to screen members aspiring to contest the forthcoming governorship election in Anambra State.
Other members of the five man committee are: Senator Ehigie Uzamere, Mrs Martha Bodunrin, Mr Jones Onyereri, and Mr James Ugwu who is the secretary, as well as the zonal secretary of the PDP in the South East.
The party in a statement by the National Organising Secretary, Colonel Austin Akobundu on Saturday also announced Monday 12th – Tuesday 13th April for the screening exercise at the PDP national secretariat in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
He explained that the party nominated members of the committee to screen the aspirants, and the PDP National Working Committee (NWC) had given its consent.
“It is expected that the aspirants will exercise exemplary conduct and strict adherence to rules and regulations during the assessment that will justify the confidence reposed in them by the leadership of our party,” the statement said.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had announced that the governorship election in Anambra State would hold on November 6.
It added that following a meeting held in January, party primaries and resolution of disputes arising from the primaries would take place between June 10 and July 1.
