Former Cross River State governorship candidate, Senator Sandy Onor, has emerged as the consensus presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party faction loyal to FCT minister Nyesom Wike for the 2027 general election.
The announcement was made on Tuesday at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja by the Chairman of the PDP Presidential Primaries Collation Committee and former Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom.
According to members of the collation committee, the process followed consultations and voice votes conducted among party members across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
Onor emerged as the sole aspirant after declaring his intention to contest the presidency and purchasing the party’s expression of interest and nomination forms earlier this month.
Speaking during the exercise, Ortom said the committee had engaged party stakeholders nationwide before reaching a consensus on Onor’s candidacy.
Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, including National Commissioners Abdullahi Zuru and Rhoda Habor Gumus, monitored the exercise.
Following the announcement, PDP leaders presented Onor with the party’s flag and certificate of return as its presidential candidate for the 2027 election.
