PDP screens guber aspirants for Oyo, Ogun, Lagos in Ibadan

From Ogundele Olanrewaju

Eleven aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2023 gubernatorial elections in three Southwest states, namely; Oyo, Ogun and Lagos States, on Thursday presented themselves for screening before a committee set up by the party.

The 7- man screening committee led by Sen. Ahmed Makarfi, is holding at the Southwest PDP secretariat, old Bodija, Ibadan.

The aspirants from Ogun state are Segun Sowunmi; Jimi Lawal and Oladipupo Adebutu, while two aspirants from Oyo state are Hazeem Gbolarumi and the state governor, Seyi Makinde.

Six aspirants from Lagos state are David Kolawole; Shamsideen Dosumu; Jimi Karmal; AbdulAzeez Adediran; Adedeji Doherty and Rhodes Gbadebo.

Speaking with newsmen on the exercise, Makarfi said the aspirants must comply 100 per cent with the PDP guidelines and the electoral act.

He stressed that the screening was to ensure that the candidates or aspirants of the party are in full compliance with the law.