PDP Convention kicks off

The National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has kicked off in Abuja. Elder Yemi Akinwonmi, the party’s acting national chairman, is presiding over the exercise. Secondus: I wish PDP well but I’ll appeal ruling on convention IPOB militants gunned down in battle with soldiers The convention is holding amid legal issues following the […]

The National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has kicked off in Abuja.

Elder Yemi Akinwonmi, the party’s acting national chairman, is presiding over the exercise.

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The convention is holding amid legal issues following the suspension of the party’s chairman, Prince Uche Secondus.

While tenure of the present crop of National Working Committee (NWC) is supposed to elapse in December 2021, the party had suspended Secondus.

This convention will produce new members of the NWC.

The convention started with a Christian and Muslim prayers at the Eagle Square.

Daily Trust reports that delegates to the convention who are to vote new NWC members started arriving Abuja since Thursday.

Others arrived on Friday night after the Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, ruled against Secondus and ordered that the convention be held.

Governors National Assembly members, Board of Trustees (BoT) members, National Executive Committee (NEC) members, former ministers, aspirants for various offices and other PDP bigwigs and supporters are at the event.