PDP Fixes Date For Osun Governorship Primary Election

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is set to conduct its primary for the Osun governorship election on March 7, 2022.

Naija News reports that the party’s National Organising Secretary, Umar Bature, made this known in a statement released on Wednesday in Abuja.

He said the National Working Committee (NWC) has approved the state Screening Committee and Appeal Panel reports which cleared all the six gubernatorial aspirants ahead of the July 16 election.

Bature revealed that a stakeholders meeting on the forthcoming election will hold on Tuesday, February 01, while the ward congresses to elect 3-Man Ad-Hoc Ward Delegates will take place on Wednesday, February 16.

The statement reads: “The National Working Committee (NWC) of our great Party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), at its 544th meeting today, the 26th of January, 2022, after a careful consideration, approved the Osun State Screening Committee and Appeal Panel reports which cleared all the six (6) gubernatorial aspirants.

“To this effect, all cleared aspirants are to note the following important activities: Osun State Stakeholders meeting with the NWC in Abuja – Tuesday, February 01, 2022; ward congresses to elect 3-Man Ad-Hoc Ward Delegates – Wednesday, February 16 – 17, 2022; LGA Congresses to elect (1) National Delegate per local government and Person Living With Disability (PLWD) – Saturday, February 26, 2022; party primary (to elect flagbearer) – Monday, March 07, 2022.”