The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approved the repeat of primaries in federal and state constituencies for Lagos, Imo, Benue, and Katsina states to nominate candidates for the 2023 general election.
The party made this known via a statement issued on Friday night by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba.
Ologunagba stated that the PDP National Working Committee (NWC) approved the repeat of the primaries after a careful deliberations on the reports of the Electoral and Appeal Panels on the congresses of the party in Lagos, Imo, Benue and Katsina states.
He said the NWC approved Sunday June 5 for the repeat primaries in Ahiazu and Orsu State Constituencies of Imo; as well as Musawa, Dandume, Zango State Constituencies of Katsina State.
Others, according to him are Oru East/Orsu/Orlu Federal Constituency of Imo and Kwande/Ushongo Federal Constituency of Benue.
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The PDP spokesperson added that the Lagos State House of Representatives primaries (24 Federal Constituencies) has been scheduled for Monday, June 6.
“Furthermore, Kaduna Central Senatorial District of Kaduna State, Enugu West Senatorial Districts of Enugu State as well as Boki/Ikom Federal Constituency and Yakuur II State Constituency, both of Cross River earlier scheduled for Saturday June 4 have been cancelled,” he said.
Ologunagba, therefore, enjoined PDP members in the affected states to take note of the new dates.
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