PDP Debunks Report on Primary Election Timetable.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has debunked a report that it released the timetable for conducting its party’s primaries ahead of the 2023 general elections.
The National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, communicated this in a statement yesterday. It noted that the timetable in circulation purportedly signed by its National Organising Secretary, Umar Bature, was not from the party and handiwork of detractors who are out to create confusion in the party.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the PDP is a party of due process and will release a timetable and schedule of activities for the 2022/2023 electioneering year after extensive consultation and approval by critical and statutory organs of the party at appropriate levels.
“Clearly, the said timetable and schedule of activities being circulated in the social media is the handiwork of mischievous elements who seek to create confusion, mislead the public and distract our party at this critical point in time. The PDP, therefore, calls on all members of our party and the general public to discountenance the said timetable and schedule of activities as it did not emanate from the PDP.
“At the appropriate time, the official timetable and schedule of activities of the PDP when approved will be formally announced and published through the official communication channels of our party and not in the social media,” Ologunagba said.
The party also faulted claims that some of its serving governors plan to move to the ruling All progressives Congress (APC).
The APC former spokesperson, Yekini Nabena, had said no fewer than two governors from the PDP would defect to the ruling party before or after its March 26 national convention.
In reaction, the PDP National Publicity Secretary has blasted the ruling party for being a disaster to the country, with nothing good to offer Nigerians.
According to him, the APC was a “special purpose vehicle” hurriedly put together to defraud Nigerians and that no PDP governor would be heading towards the direction of a failed party with nothing good to offer Nigerians, except hunger, poverty, and gloom.
“The level of poverty unleashed on Nigerians in the past six years by APC is unprecedented in the history of Nigeria, and our people are tired and have unequivocally resolved to show them the way out in 2023. The result of the recent bye-elections have clearly pointed to the fact that Nigerians have unanimously rejected APC, and the PDP is well-positioned to take over and restore decency into governance in the country come 2023.”
