Determined to ensure a free, credible and transparent local government elections slated for October 25, 2014 in Delta State, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Comrade Ovuozourie Macaulay, says the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) would adopt Option A4 in the primary election for councillorship aspirants across the state.
Comrade Macaulay dropped the hint while addressing PDP leaders and supporters in all the wards in Isoko North Local Government Area during an enlarged meeting at the Isoko North Council Secretariat, Ozoro.
“PDP will adopt Option A4 for the emergence of councillorship candidates for the local government polls. We are ready for the council polls. All councillorship aspirants should go to the field and campaign. No leader is backing any aspirant”, he asserted.
It could be recalled that Option A4 was adopted by Prof. Humphrey Nwosu, a former Chairman of the National Electoral Commission (NEC), in the 1993 general elections adjudged by all, including international observers, as the freest and most credible election in Nigeria.
According to the SSG, the meeting was to inform the people at the grass root that the time had come again for the local government elections in the state, adding that PDP is the only party in Isoko North.
He commended PDP faithful for their large turn out, saying that Dr. Uduaghan -led administration was committed to delivering the dividends of democracy to the door steps of every Deltan, even as he urged the people to continue to support the state government in its determination to finish strong.