At the close of the submission of completed presidential nomination forms of   Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday, 16 presidential aspirants were listed for further screening ahead of the party’s primary elections. The lineup of the aspirants is as follows:

 North-Central 
-  Dr Bukola Saraki, former governor of Kwara State and former President of the Senate
 - Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, Investment banker and economist 

 North-East
 - Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President
 - Senator Bala Mohammed, former Minister of FCT and Bauchi State Governor 

 North-West
 - Aminu Tambuwal, former Speaker, House of Representatives, and Sokoto State Governor 

 South-South 
- Nyesom Wike, former Minister of State for Education and Rivers State Governor 
 - Udom Emmanuel, Akwa Ibom State Governor
 - Dele Momodu, media practitioner 

 South-East 
 - Anyim Pius Anyim, former President of the Senate and former SGF 
- Peter Obi, 2019 PDP VP candidate and former Anambra State Governor
 - Sam Ohuabunwa, pharmacist and businessman 
 - Cosmos Ndukwe, former Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly
 - Charles Ugwu
- Nwachukwu Anakwenze, United States-based medical doctor

 South-West
 - Ayodele Fayose, former Ekiti State Governor

 - the only female aspirant in the race, Tareila Diana.

 The party realised N646 million from the sales of forms for the presidential race. National Organising Secretary of PDP, Bature Umar, in a statement, said the screening of presidential aspirants would commence April 27, while the governorship aspirants would be screened on April 26. Umar also said the House of Representatives, senatorial, and House of Assembly aspirants would be screened on April 25, while appeals by those dissatisfied with the screening exercise would commence on April 25 for House of Assembly, while that for House of Representatives and Senate would take place on April 27.

 Appeals from governorship aspirants would be addressed on April 29, and the presidential appeal committee would hear appeals from dissatisfied presidential aspirants on April 30, the statement said. It said the process of selection of ad hoc delegates for the election of candidates would commence April 23, to be followed by ward congress on April 26. 

 In the revised timetable, local government congresses would take place nationwide on April 29, while the local government appeal committees would hear appeals from the election of the ad hoc delegates on May 2. 

 Delegates’ list would be published on May 5, while the nomination congress of the House of Representatives and Senate would take place May 12 and May 14, respectively. The appeals would take place on May 18, while the governorship primaries would be held on May 24, with the appeals following on May 25. The presidential convention of PDP is expected to hold on May 29 and 30.