The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, has congratulated the newly-elected National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Adams Oshiomhole.

He made this known in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday, where he told Oshiomhole that he hoped that his coming on board as the chairman of the ruling party would help to deepen democracy in the country.

While wishing the former governor of Edo State the best in his new assignment, Secondus said, “On behalf of my party, the main opposition PDP, I wish to congratulate you and pray that democracy would gain a lot in your climbing to the exalted office of your party. May I assure you of the PDP’s readiness to provide robust and constructive criticism and hope that the environment would be made conducive for all democratic institutions to strive.”

Meanwhile, the PDP Screening Committee for Osun State governorship election, led by a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Austin Opara, has started the screening of 11 aspirants for the governorship election slated for September 22, 2018.

Opara, who spoke with journalists shortly before the commencement of the exercise, pledged that the committee would do a thorough job, adding that the screening would be conducted in compliance with the provisions of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and the PDP constitution and guidelines released for the exercise.