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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has provided new dates for its primaries, even as it maintains that the party’s presidential primaries and national convention will still hold as earlier scheduled.
The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan in a statement today, Tuesday, September 11, 2018, stated that the “clarification is sequel to enquiries from the public and vast majority of Nigerians who are now rallying on the platform of our repositioned PDP to vote out the President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) and return our nation to the path of national cohesion and economic prosperity, come 2019.”
Find below the full text of the statement and the new dates for some of the primaries:
September 11, 2018
Press Statement
PDP Presidential Primary To Hold Oct. 5 and 6, 2018.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says its Presidential primary and National Convention still holds on Friday October 5 to Saturday, October 6, 2018 as earlier scheduled.
In the same vein, the party’s governorship primary across the states of the federation holds on Wednesday, September 26, 2018.
This will be preceded by senatorial primary on Friday, September 28, while House of Representatives primary will hold on Sunday, September 30, 2018.
The party had also approved Tuesday October 2, 2018 for House of Assembly primary across the states of the federation.
This clarification is sequel to enquiries from the public and vast majority of Nigerians who are now rallying on the platform of our repositioned PDP to vote out the President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) and return our nation to the path of national cohesion and economic prosperity, come 2019.
Signed:
Kola Ologbondiyan
National Publicity Secretary