The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar has picked Delta Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa as his running mate.

Atiku announced Okowa’s nomination on Thursday at an unveiling event of his running mate held in Abuja.

Okowa will thereafter be screened by a committee set up by PDP national working committee.

Atiku said making a choice between the three names had been a difficult decision.

He noted that some of the qualities he looked out for include someone who understands the enormity of the challenges facing the country and one who has demonstrated, from experience, that he can proffer some solutions.

PDP National Chairman Iyorchia Ayu had said a 17-member committee was set up by the party to pick a running mate for Atiku.

He said the committee had submitted three names that including Okowa, Rivers State governor Nyesom Wike and Akwa Ibom State governor, Udom Emmanuel. to Atiku.

Ayu, however, said the final decision on the party’s vice-presidential candidate was for Atiku to make.