The People’s Democratic Party PDP says only the elected 3 man ad-hoc delegates will be eligible to vote during primaries to elect the party’s candidates for the the 2023 general elections. The party also made a minor adjustment on the date for primary election to elect the party’s House of Assembly, HoA, candidates nationwide.
The primary election earlier scheduled for today has been rescheduled to tomorrow, Sunday, May 22, 2022 from 8am to 12noon, while the election of House of Representatives candidates hold same day from 2 O’clock in the afternoon.
In a press statement dated May 20, 2022, and signed by Hon. Umar M. Bature, National Organizing Secretary, PDP, the Party said “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.
“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, it concluded. GMTNews
