), and a former governor of Sokoto State, Attahiru Bafarawa, the leaders went into the crucial meeting to try and reduce the number of northern aspirants to one. Those being touted as possible running mates are Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa; his Akwa Ibom State counterpart, Emmanuel; and Wike. EFCC storms venue to prevent vote-buyingDelegates to the PDP presidential primary had earlier on Saturday outsmarted operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, who were deployed in the venue to prevent vote-buying. In an interview with Sunday PUNCH, the spokesman for the EFCC, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed that the operatives were at the presidential primary election venue to monitor delegates’ inducement and financial malpractices. “Our operatives are at the PDP presidential primary election at the MKO Abiola Stadium to monitor the exercise, and most especially, to check delegates’ inducement and other financial malpractices,” he said.

Source: Punch May 29, 2022 15:13 UTC