The Screening Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approved 27 candidates for election to the party’s national convention on October 30.
According to Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, who made the announcement at the official launch of the PDP National Convention Logo and Promotional Materials at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja on Thursday, three aspirants were disqualified from vying for positions on the party’s National Working Committee (NWC).
Among those named were Prof. Wale Oladipo, Okey Muo-Aroh, and Dr. Eddy Olafeso.
South, Muo-Aroh, and Olafeso were running for National Secretary and National Publicity Secretary, respectively, while Oladipo was running for Deputy National Chairman.
However, one competitor withdrew from the race.
According to Fintiri, who is also the Chairman of the PDP National Convention Organising Committee, the three aspirants were disqualified for suing the party in an attempt to halt the convention.
According to him, the trio did not exhaust the PDP Constitution’s internal conflict resolution mechanism.
