The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State has expressed shock at the conduct of a local government area (LGA) primary election by some party members.
The party said thar its leadership was caught off guard even as it described the exercise as alien to the contemplation of the party.
In fact, the party has described the primary election as illegal, claiming to have no prior knowledge of the exercise.
In a press statement issued by the PDP Publicity Secretary in Edo State, Ogie Vasco, the party claims that only authorized and supervised primaries were valid and that the participants in today’s primary poll had acted against the party’s rules and regulations.
The statement reads:
“My attention has been drawn to an illegal statement purportedly issued by an Assistant Publicity Secretary, Dr. Patrick Ojebuoboh, on the conduct of Local Government Chairmanship Election Primaries.
“Please note that this said statement should be ignored and disregarded as the constitution of our Party does not permit such illegal statements by an Assistant Publicity Secretary. I advise those behind the illegal statement to consult the relevant sections of the PDP’s constitution for proper guidance. It is also important to note that the relevant and statutory organs of the Party have not met or resolved to fix any dates for Local Government Council elections or Primaries.
“It offends our democratic culture to issue such an illegal statement urging members to participate in an illegal exercise and giving less than 24hrs notice.
“All Party members are hereby advised to ignore and disregard the said statement credited to Dr. Patrick Ojebuoboh.”
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