Former Minister of Particular Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, has formally joined the race for the nationwide chairmanship of the Peoples Democratic Occasion, PDP.
Turaki’s nomination type was submitted to the social gathering’s nationwide secretariat annex in Abuja on Monday by Umar Sani, former spokesman to ex–Vice President Namadi Sambo.
Sani confirmed that the shape was correctly obtained and acknowledged by social gathering officers.
“Right this moment is the ultimate day for submission of kinds, and I can verify that we now have submitted Turaki’s type. It has been duly acknowledged, and we now await the screening invitation from the social gathering,” he advised reporters.
Reacting to studies that former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, was unable to acquire the nomination type earlier within the day, Sani stated the problem was unrelated to Turaki’s camp.
“Right this moment was for submission, not sale of kinds. If the secretariat couldn’t present Lamido’s type, that’s not Turaki’s concern,” he stated.
Sani additional famous that Turaki’s emergence because the North West consensus candidate adopted consultations amongst PDP stakeholders led by Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, with enter from different governors within the zone.
“All stakeholders agreed that the governors ought to resolve on a candidate, and so they unanimously selected Turaki,” Sani added.
Screening of aspirants for nationwide places of work forward of the PDP nationwide conference is anticipated to start later this week.
