THE ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Thursday, insisted that the sale of its nomination forms to all aspirants under its platform in the 2015 general elections would close on October 30 as contained in its guidelines for congresses and primaries for the general elections, saying there would be no extension whatsoever on the deadline.

This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Chief Olisa Metuh.
According to the party, "all aspirants are therefore advised to adhere strictly to this directive as the party shall not extend the sales beyond this date."

It therefore urged all aspirants to carefully study the guidelines and party's code of conduct for elections and ensure that they conduct their campaigns accordingly as it
warned that "it shall not condone any
aberration or abuse of its internal
electoral process."

This came as the leadership of the party warned its members at the state levels against the endorsement of certain aspirants for elective offices in the 2015 general election without the approval of the party at the national level.

According to the statement, "whilst the party cannot stop individuals, groups or communities from endorsing persons of their choice, the national leadership wishes to restate in the strongest possible
terms that elected party officials at the state, local government and ward levels must not be involved in such, as they must remain as unbiased umpires in the nomination process."

It clarified that "for the avoidance of
doubt, only the National Executive
Committee (NEC), as an organ of the party can officially endorse a candidate under the PDP constitution."

It advised all party officials at all levels to be guided by the constitution of the party in their day to day administration.

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