Nigeria, May 23 -- Former Senate President Bukola Saraki has announced Kale Kawu as the consensus governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State.

Mr Saraki disclosed this in a statement on Friday after what he described as extensive consultations with party stakeholders and governorship aspirants.

"I am pleased to announce that, after extensive consultations with stakeholders of the Kwara PDP and our leading gubernatorial aspirants, we have arrived at a consensus candidate to fly the flag of our great party in the forthcoming gubernatorial election," Mr Saraki said.

"That candidate is Engr. Kale Kawu."

The former senate president said other aspirants agreed to step down in support of the consensus arrangem...