By Fresh reports from the People’s Democratic Party, PDP has it that former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode is set to vie for the position of National Chairman.
This disclosure was made known by his media aide, Jude Ndukwe. He stated that the vocal opposition members has been under pressure to vie for the position as it was recently zoned to South-West.
It was gathered that Fani-Kayode will now join the likes of Bode George, Jimi Agbaje and Proessor Tunde Adeniran, a former Minister of Education.
Ndukwe stated that plans were still underway to conclude of his principal’s interest for the position as his personality couldn’t be ruled out.
He said, ““It is far too early to make this decision but I can tell you that there is a lot of pressure on him from various quarters to run for a key position on the National Working Committee of the party.
“We are still waiting for the zoning formula and the date of the convention. It is after all that has been agreed on that we will decide whether he will run for the national chairmanship or anything else or not.
“One thing is clear though and that is that our party needs strong leadership to take on the APC Federal Government. He has that strength and passion and he has worked very hard for the party.
“He has also been defending democratic values for the last two years. Meetings and consultations are still going on so let us wait and see how it all goes.”
