The Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, has said that its 2027 presidential candidate, Donald Duke, met all the requirements to be the flag bearer of the party.

The National Chairman of the PRP, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed made this clarification on Thursday during an interview on Arise Television’s ‘Morning Show’.

He said, “Former Cross River Governor Donald Duke applied to join the party like everybody else. He complied with all the processes, including the screening of candidates.

“As of the time, the consensus and the attempt to create a consensus meeting, we called the meeting of the three persons, all of them from the southern part of the country to sit to see who can get a consensus, and this is a mandatory requirement.

“He was out of the country, but he joined the meeting involving the three parties online. They consented. They interacted with each other. That is good enough for the party, and it’s good enough for the other contestants.

“So, being absent physically is not in breach of either rules or regulations or etiquettes, but he did everything that every candidate of the PRP should do.”

Popular Nigerian Big Brother Naija reality show star and comedian, Aderombi Adedayo Martins, better known as DeeOne, has emerged as the Lagos State House of Assembly candidate for Ibeju Lekki constituency 1.

DeeOne, who is contesting under BOOT Party, emerged Ibeju Lekki constituency 1 candidate after emerging the winner of the primary election.

Speaking after his victory, DeeOne in a post on his Instagram page on Wednesday night, appreciated the party for trusting him and assured the public of his commitment to serve them diligently if given the opportunity.

He wrote “I want to thank my party, BOOT party for the confidence in voting for me to emerge the winner of the primary election for Ibeju lekki constituency 1.

“To Ibeju lekki constituency 1, come 2027 by the grace of God, I will be your worker and not your boss”, he said.

The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has appealed to the aspirants of party who lost in the primary election to accept the result in good faith.

Obi urged them to rather work for the unity and growth of the party ahead of the 2027 general elections.

He made this appeal at the second National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting of the NDC in Abuja.

The former Anambra state governor begged members to put aside grievances arising from the primaries and focus on building a credible political platform capable of addressing Nigeria’s challenges.

He acknowledged the presence of senior party leaders, serving and former lawmakers, state chairmen and other stakeholders, while apologising for the delayed commencement of the meeting.

The Anambra-born politician described the NDC as a young political organisation that had made remarkable progress within a short period, noting that the party had successfully conducted congresses, conventions and primaries within about 90 days.

“I want to sincerely appeal to all our aspirants who participated in the primaries to accept the outcomes in good faith.

“In every democratic process, there will be winners and there will be those who do not succeed. What matters is what we do after the process,” he said.