Nigeria: PDP Presidential Ticket - Atiku, Saraki, Tambuwal, Others Face Party's Test

19 September 2018

Abuja — Ahead of the October 5 national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to pick its presidential flag bearer, the National Working Committee, NWC, of the party yesterday set hurdles the 13 aspirants must scale to secure the party's presidential ticket.

Vanguard gathered that the NWC, which said the era of "bow and go" during the screening was over, said the criteria to be met by the aspirants would include, among others, acceptability across the country; their political viability; the structure they had built over time; and the bridges they had built across the country.

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