Nigeria, May 29 -- A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by former minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Kabiru Turaki will on Saturday hold a special national convention in Abuja to ratify the nomination of former President Goodluck Jonathan as its sole presidential candidate for the 2027 elections.

The planned convention was disclosed in a statement jointly signed on Thursday by the faction's National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, and National Organising Secretary, Theophilus Shan.

The faction is proceeding with the ratification despite Mr Jonathan's failure to publicly state whether he has accepted the nomination.

Two weeks ago, the group announced the adoption of the former president as its ...