The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Saturday announced a review in dates for its primary elections.<\/p>\n
No reason was given for the changes.<\/p>\n
National Organizing Secretary Abubakar Mustapha said in a statement that the National Working Committee acted in line with “Section 29 (2) (a) and (b) of the Constitution of our Great Party (2012 as amended).\u201d<\/p>\n
Mustapha said the party leadership has informed Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of the changes.<\/p>\n
However, Pointblanknews.com gathered that the review may not be connected with complaints by several aspirants that the congresses may have been hijacked.<\/p>\n
In Rivers State, for instance, the Felix Obuah-led party executive had reportedly refused to sell nomination forms to aspirants considered hostile to Grassroots Democratic Initiative (GDI) the battle axe group of the immediate past minister of state, Chief Nyesom Wike.<\/p>\n
The changes, according to Mustapha, include:<\/p>\n
\u201cA. HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY:
\na. Return of Forms \u2013 06\/11\/14 (Completed)
\nb. Screening \u2013 07-09\/11\/14 (Completed)
\nc. Screening Appeal \u2013 10\/11\/14
\nd House of Assembly primaries- 29\/11\/14
\ne. Appeals 30\/11\/14<\/p>\n
B. NATIONAL ASSEMBLY:
\na. Return of Forms \u2013 14\/11\/14
\nb. Screening and Appeals \u2013 19-21\/11\/14
\nc. House of Representatives Primaries \u2013 06\/12\/14
\nd. Senate Primaries \u2013 07\/12\/14
\ne. NASS Appeals \u2013 08\/12\/14<\/p>\n
C. Governorship:
\na. Return of Forms \u2013 14\/11\/14
\nb. Screening and Appeals \u2013 22-25\/11\/14
\nc. Governorship Primaries \u2013 08\/12\/14
\ne. Appeals 09\/12\/14<\/p>\n
D. PRESIDENTIAL:
\na. Return of Forms \u2013 15\/11\/14
\nb. Screening and Appeals \u2013 26\/11\/14
\nc. National Convention 10-11\/12\/14.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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