The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday, 3rd June, 2022 approved that the primaries in the Federal and State Constituencies for Lagos, Imo, Benue, Katsina States to nominate candidates for the 2023 general elections should be repeated.
This was disclosed by the party in a statement issued on Friday night by the National Publicity Secretary of PDP, Debo Ologunagba, in Abuja.
Mr Ologunagba noted that after careful deliberations were made on the reports of the Electoral and Appeal Panels on the congresses of PDP in Lagos, Imo, Benue and Katsina States, the National Working Committee (NWC) approved repeat of the primaries.
He also said that the National Working Committee has approved June 5 as the date for the repeat of the primaries in Ahiazu and Orsu State Constituencies of Imo; as well as Musawa, Dandume, Zango State Constituencies of Katsina State.
Others constituencies where the primaries will be repeated are: Oru East/Orsu/Orlu Federal Constituency of Imo and Kwande/Ushongo Federal Constituency of Benue.
“Furthermore, Kaduna Central Senatorial District of Kaduna State, Enugu West Senatorial Districts of Enugu State as well as Boki/Ikom Federal Constituency and Yakuur II State Constituency, both of Cross River earlier scheduled for Saturday June 4 have been cancelled,” Ologunagba said.
June 6 has been rescheduled for Lagos State House of Representatives Primaries (24 Federal Constituencies) the party.
