PDP General Elections Guidelines Not Ready - NOS

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been drawn to a story in the Sunday Punch of June 17, 2018 titled “PDP LIST GUIDELINES FOR PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANTS, DEMANDS N12M FOR FORMS”. We wish to state categorically that the Party is still in the process of drawing up the guidelines for its presidential primary election. It is therefore misleading to claim that the Party has ‘listed its guidelines’ not to talk of the cost of nomination  forms.

At the appropriate time the proposals will be presented to NEC of the Party
which will approve as it deems fit. Only then can one say that it has the
guidelines for the 2018 presidential primary election.
The National Working Committee of the PDP, under the leadership of
Prince Uche Secondus, is committed to adhering strictly to the PDP
Constitution and the constitution in Chapter 8 (50) (1) grants NEC the power
to formulate the guidelines for aspirants in any of its Party Primaries, the
presidential primary inclusive.
We appreciate the interest in the electoral processes of our great Party and
the Party is always ready to respond to any enquiries and to make all
necessary information available.
We therefore, urge the general public, party members and our esteemed
presidential aspirants to disregard the said publication. The authentic
guidelines for PDP presidential primary election will be released as soon as
they are considered by the organs of the Party.

Signed.
Col Austin Akobundu
National Organizing Secretary, NOS