The leadership and key stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will today persuade some of the 12 presidential aspirants to voluntarily withdraw from the race ahead of the convention which starts tomorrow in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.

The party is worried by the large number of aspirants and how to manage the possible recrimination arising from the outcome of the convention.

A meeting has been slated with the aspirants in Abuja on this as well as to make them  sign an undertaking to accept the outcome of the convention in good faith.

They are also to make a written commitment to work with the party in projecting the eventual winner as the presidential candidate throughout the electioneering campaign.

While Speaking with reporters  yesterday at the party’s Abuja secretariat , party spokesman Kola Ologbondiyan declined to state the agenda of the meeting.

No fewer than 3619 delegates, including the aspirants, are to vote at the convention.

Delegates to the convention, which is to be presided over by the National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, include members of the National Working Committee (NWC) and members of the National Executive Committee (NEC).

Others include former Presidents and former Vice Presidents who are still members of the PDP and members of the National Assembly, who are still members of the party

Others are past and serving governors, past and deputy governors who are still members of the PDP.

Similarly, all governorship candidates of the party are delegates, as well as members of the Houses of Assembly, who are members of the party.

Chairman and members of the Board of Trustees (BoT), members of the Zonal Working Committee, state party chairmen and secretaries, including those of the Federal Capital Territory, are also delegates.

State Women and Youth leaders, including those of the Federal Capital Territory are listed.

Also, one national delegate from each of the 774 local government areas and all elected local government chairmen will also vote as delegates.

All former members of the National Working Committee (NWC) who are still members of the party, are also eligible to vote as delegates.

Former Presidents of the Senate, former Deputy Presidents of the Senate, former Speakers of the House of Representatives, and former Deputy Speakers of the House of Representatives are also delegates, provided they are still members of the party.