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PDP: 3 ad-hoc, one national delegates’ll vote at primaries

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that only three Ad-hoc delegates per ward, who were elected at the ward congresses, and one national delegate per local government, who were elected at the local government area congresses, would be allowed to vote at the party’s forthcoming primaries.

The party made this known via a statement issued and made available to The Star on Friday by the PDP National Organizing Secretary, Hon. Umar M. Bature.

The main opposition party added that the State Houses of Assembly primaries earlier slated for Saturday, May 21 has been rescheduled for Sunday, May 22, 2022.

The statement read: “By virtue of Section 84(8) of the Electoral Act, 2022, delegates to vote at the Indirect Primaries and National Convention of political parties to elect candidates for elections shall be those democratically elected for that purpose only.

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“Consequently those qualified and eligible to vote as delegates in the forthcoming primaries and National Convention of our great party, the PDP are the three (3) Ad-hoc delegates per ward, elected at the ward congresses, and one (1) national delegate per local government, elected at the local government area congresses.

“Furthermore, the NWC wishes to inform our party members that the State Houses of Assembly primaries to elect our State House of Assembly candidates, earlier scheduled for Saturday, May 21, 2022, will now hold on Sunday, May 22, 2022, from 8:00am to 12 noon; while the House of Representatives Primaries to elect our House of Representatives candidates will also hold on Sunday, May 22, 2022, from 2:00 pm.

“All aspirants, critical stakeholders, leaders, and teeming members of our party should please take note,” the PDP stated.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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