PDP Screening Committee Disqualifies Two Presidential Aspirants 

Indications have emerged that the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential screening committee has disqualified two of its aspirants.

 

Chairman of the committee, Sen. David Mark announced this on Friday after the committee concluded its screen of the party’s 17 aspirants.

 

Sen Mark did not disclose the identity of the disqualified candidates.He said they did not meet up with the requirements for the position they were contesting for.

 

The disqualified candidates are reportedly expected to forfeit the N40 million each of them paid for the expression of interest and nomination forms.

 

The screening, according to one of the aspirants – Sen Anyim Pius Anyim – was designed to verify the candidates’ membership and financial status, academic credentials, and other requirements for a presidential candidate as spelled out in the constitution.

 

Meanwhile, the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised all Party leaders, stakeholders and officials to conduct themselves in line with the Party’s Regulations in the 3-Man Ad-Hoc and National Delegate Congresses and Primaries slated for Saturday, April 30, 2022.

 

A statement signed by  Debo Ologunagba ,

National Publicity Secretary, PDP stated that

the directive is part of the resolution of the NWC at its 552nd meeting on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 in keeping with its resolve to ensure credible, transparent, free and fair processes in the build-up to the 2023 general elections.

 

The NWC advised Party leaders, stakeholders and members at all levels to refrain from any form of imposition, infringement and meddlesomeness in the exercise adding that any evidence of infringement and non-compliance with the provisions of the Electoral Act and the Party’s Electoral Guidelines will attract serious consequences including the cancellation of the outcome of such Ad-Hoc Delegate Congresses.

 

The NWC  directed all members and officials of the Party to respect and fully comply with the Party’s Constitution and the Electoral Guidelines in the conduct of the 3-man Ad-Hoc and National Delegates Congresses and Primaries.

 

“It also directs that the provisions of the Electoral Act 2022 with regard to consensus candidate in the coming Ad-Hoc and National Delegate Elections must be observed in the conduct of the exercise.

 

“All Party leaders, critical stakeholders and Party members should be guided accordingly.