The Peoples Democratic Party will on July 13 hold congresses in 25 states to elect new chairmen and other executive members.
The affected states include Edo, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Rivers, Kano, Kaduna, Katsina, Sokoto, Jigawa, Niger, Benue, Nasarawa, Gombe, Enugu, Imo, Abia, Ondo, Ekiti and the Federal Capital Territory,
The party’s National Working Committee had at a March 26 meeting in Abuja, said it was assessing the tenure of 26 state chairmen whose tenure had ended.
The National Organising Secretary, Umar Bature, while addressing the gathering, stated, “We are here to review the tenure of about 26 state chairmen, in terms of ward, local government and state. If you recall most of the current executives in the states were elected four years ago, where congresses were conducted on a staggered basis due to the COVID-19 issues.
Consequently, the PDP on March 29 appointed executives whose tenure has expired as caretaker committees for their respective states, local governments, and wards.
In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, the PDP stated that the caretaker committees formed in 21 states would oversee the party’s affairs at their respective levels for a period of three months.
