▪︎Party insists on conducting primary election, adopts automatic delegates
In view of the two judgments of the court served on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the National Working Committee (NWC), on behalf of the National Executive Committee (NEC) and pursuant to Section 29(2)(b) of the PDP Constitution (2017 as amended) has dissolved all the executives of the party in Anambra state chapter.
In a statement on Friday, National Publicity Secretary of the party, Kola Ologbondiyan, said the processes towards electing a candidate for the purpose of the November 6, 2021 Anambra governorship election subsisted.
Ologbondiyan said that the processes continued as the party adopted a lawful process of allowing eligible automatic delegates to carry out the responsibilities of electing the candidate for the governorship election.
He said the governorship primary to elect the party candidate for the Anambra governorship election would hold as scheduled on Saturday, June 26, 2021.
Ologbondiyan directed the Southeast Zonal Caretaker Committee of the party to oversee and manage the affairs of the activities of the Anambra state chapter of the party, pending when new executives would be elected for the state.
He said governorship aspirants on the platform of the party, leaders, critical stakeholders, teeming members and, supporters as well as the people of Anambra state should be guided accordingly.
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