Ekiti PDP Guber Primary [UPDATED]: Delegates Arriving As Okowa Defies Rain, Set To Conduct Primary Election
Delta State Governor, Chairman of the Committee Sen Ifeanyi Okowa today defied rain, stormed venue for the Ekiti 2018 People’s Democratic Party Primaries in Ekiti State.

Delegates Arriving Ahead of 10am Accreditation As Gov Okowa to Conduct Free and Fair PDP Primaries In Ekiti State.

A total of 2,092 delegates are expected to take part in the gubernatorial primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to choose its flag bearer among the three contending candidates.

Out of this, there are 1,585 statutory delegates while elected national and ad-hoc delegates total 491.

The party has already appointed Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta state to head the primary election committee while its National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus is to head the primary appeals committee which will begin seating on Monday.

All members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party are also members of the appeals committee.

A total of 51 persons who had been elected as delegates from various local governments were withdrawn from the delegates’ list because they are government officials who did not resign their appointments before contesting.

But the party was unable to replace the withdrawn delegates because of the shortness of time.

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