PDP postpones convention

CITING Ramadan fast, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has postponed its special convention earlier fixed for July 20, 2013. Also shifted is the Zonal Congress for the South-West earlier scheduled for July 11, 2013.

Although no new dates have been officially fixed for the two events, it was learnt that the party’s leadership has scheduled the convention and the South-West Zonal Congress to hold in August 2013.

The statement, titled: “Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) South-West Zonal Congresses and Special National Convention Rescheduled” and signed by the Acting National Publicity Secretary of the party, Tony Caeser Okeke, reads: “The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) hereby announces that the South-West Zonal Congresses and the Special National Convention of the party have been rescheduled in view of the Muslim Ramadan fast. New dates for the South-West Zonal Congresses and the Special National Convention of the party will be announced.”

 Also yesterday, former governor of Osun State, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, faulted the declaration by the party that the position of its national secretary was vacant, stating that it was a gross violation of the party’s constitution.

A statement captioned: “The Virtue of Democracy” issued yesterday in Abuja and signed by Femi Adelegan, the principal secretary to the former PDP national secretary, declared that all the principles and values to which the party lays claim as the foremost and biggest democratic party in Africa were being subjected to mockery.