National Convention: PDP Disqualifies 3 Aspirants

Ahead of the national convention, PDP has disqualified 3 aspirants.

Gatekeepers News reports that ahead of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) convention in October 30-31, the party has disqualified three aspirants from participating in the October 30 national convention.

The PDP Screening Committee submitted its report to the organising committee on Thursday.

The Convention Committee Chairman, Ahmadu Fintiri disclosed this to journalists in Abuja, FCT.

Fintiri said they were dropped because they filed a lawsuit with the intention of stopping the national convention.

He noted that “of the 31 candidates that indicated interest for national positions, 27 were cleared, one withdrawn and three disqualified.”

The disqualified aspirants are Prof. Wale Oladipo, Okey Muo-Aroh and Dr Eddy Olafeso.

Oladipo was vying for the position of Deputy National Chairman – South.

Muo-Aroh and Olafeso wanted to contest the positions of National Secretary.

Fintiri added that PDP must move away from the past and open a new chapter for the benefit of all Nigerians.

Fintiri said, “They took the party to court without exhausting the internal mechanism of settling your grievances.

“The committee felt you cannot also enjoy from the convention.

“The provision of Section 51 sub 1L in our party constitution spells out that you must exhaust all the internal mechanism.”