Damilola Aina, Abuja

Daily Courier – The National Chairman of the People Democratic Party (PDP) Iyorchia Ayu, has revealed that Nigerians will know the next president of federal republic of Nigeria in eight days when the party conducts its presidential primaries.

The Chairman stated this during a courtesy visit from the European union delegation led by the head of the European union delegation to Nigeria, Samuella Isopi.

The Chairman said, “As a political party, we’re having our convention in the next eight days. and as the tradition of this party, our convention, will be very transparent, we will provide a fair and open view to all 15 presidential aspirants.

“We know that in the next eight days, we will know the next president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, because once the delegates in our political party, cast their vote, and the pronouncement is made on who is the candidate of the PDP, we will not be calling him candidate of the PDP, we will be calling him the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”

The PDP chairman also advised the APC to be ready to willingly concede defeat and hand over power come May 2023.

Speaking earlier, the head of the delegation restated the European union commitment as a strong partner with Nigeria and the Nigerian people, and will continue to be a steady, supportive partner for Nigeria’s democracy since the return to see the civil rule in 1999.

“European union has been supporting the country in strengthening its democratic governance through the support to all the stakeholders to independent national electoral commission(INEC) and as well as to the other actors and players of the process of the city society, the media, the political parties.”

“Furthermore, I would like to reaffirm our support to Nigeria’s democracy and we continue to work together with all the institutions and stakeholders involved.” She stated.