Fayose Reveals How PDP Presidential Candidate Will Emerge

Former Ekiti State Governor and PDP presidential aspirant, Ayodele Fayose has said the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will emerge through indirect primary.

He stated this through his media aide and House of Representatives aspirant, Lere Olayinka.

According to him, the party has the tradition of picking its presidential candidate through indirect primary.

He however stated that the venue of the party’s national convention would not have any effect on the conduct and outcome of the primary.

Fayose’s aide said, “The PDP has the tradition of indirect primary for the emergence of the presidential candidate. The Electoral Act made it clear that for consensus to happen, all aspirants must agree. They must write that they have agreed to a consensus, even if it is one person that refuses to agree, then, there must be an election.

“He (Fayose) has made it clear that he will not step down. It means that there will be primary. The PDP has never adopted direct primary to pick its presidential candidate, but indirect mode.

“The delegates that will be coming to vote are already known. If you like, take the national convention to the backyard of anybody, it will not change anything. The delegates are specified.

“In 2018, the national convention to produce PDP candidate was done in Port Harcourt, the River State capital. The state Governor, Nyesom Wike, supported former House of Representatives Speaker, Aminu Tambuwal, but former Vice President Atiku Abubakar won the primary there in Port Harcourt.”