The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday announced that its primaries for State Houses of Assembly and the House of Representatives will be held on 22nd May 2022 (tomorrow).
The National Organizing Secretary of the party, Umar M. Nature, who released a statement concerning the primaries also explained that the Senatorial Primary to elect will hold on Monday, May 23, 2022.
The statement partly read “for the avoidance of doubt, the State Houses of Assembly Primaries to elect our State House of Assembly candidates will hold on Sunday, May 22, 2022, the House of Representatives Primaries to elect our House of Representatives candidates will also hold on Sunday, May 22, 2022, while the Senatorial Primary to elect our Senatorial candidates will hold on Monday, May 23, 2022.
“The National Working Committee has approved that in the event of unforeseen logistic situations activities of the Senatorial Primary may extend to Tuesday, May 24, 2022.
“The NWC further clarifies that by Section 84(8) of the Electoral Act, 2022, those qualified and eligible to vote as delegates in the forthcoming Primaries and National Convention of our great Party are the three (3) AD-HOC Delegates per ward, elected at the Ward Congresses and one (1) National Delegate per Local Government, elected at the Local Government Area Congresses”.
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