PDP picks presidential candidate

The factional leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party led by Abdulrahman Mohammed has announced former Cross River State governorship candidate, Senator Sandy Onor, as its consensus presidential candidate for the 2027 general election.

The announcement was made on Tuesday at the party’s national secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Abuja, during the collation and presentation of the presidential primary results.

Chairman of the PDP Presidential Primaries Collation Committee and former Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, disclosed the outcome of the exercise while addressing party members and officials.

According to members of the collation committee, the exercise followed consultations and voice votes conducted among party members across the states.

Senator Sandy Onor emerged as the sole presidential aspirant after formally declaring his intention to contest the 2027 presidential election and obtaining his expression of interest and nomination forms earlier this month.

Speaking during the exercise, Ortom said the committee engaged party members across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory before arriving at a consensus ahead of the announcement.

He subsequently presented Onor as the party’s consensus presidential candidate for the 2027 general election.

National Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Abdullahi Zuru and Prof. Rhoda Habor Gumus, alongside other officials of the commission, monitored the exercise at the party’s national secretariat.

Following the announcement, the PDP leadership presented a certificate of return and the party’s flag to Senator Onor as the party’s presidential candidate for the 2027 election.