The Peoples Democratic Party has said with the adoption of President Goodluck Jonathan by the party’s National Executive Committee, the party will not hold the presidential primary scheduled for December 6. It said with the adoption, the President had become the sole candidate for the presidential election.

With the development, It said the party would only ratify Jonathan’s candidature on December 6.

The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr. Olisa Metuh, who disclosed this in a telephone interview with our correspondent on Friday said the convention would ratify the decision taken at NEC.

NEC had on Thursday pronounced the President as the sole candidate of the party for the election.

Metuh said, “There is difference between convention and primary. What we are going to have on December 6 at the convention is to ratify the decision taken at NEC.

“There will be no primary again because we already have a candidate and what we will do is that delegates will just ratify him.”

With this arrangement, only President Jonathan is expected to pay the sum of N22m, which the party has fixed as nomination fee for its presidential aspirants.

Governorship aspirants are to pay N11million while senators are to pay N4m, Reps, N2 million and State House of Assembly aspirants, N1m.

The NEC, while approving this as part of its guidelines for the 2014 general elections, added that the presidential primary shall be by special convention using the modified open secret ballot system otherwise known as open secret.

Meanwhile, the PDP has said the silence by all organs of the party on Vice-President Namadi Sambo is an indication that he remains Jonathan’s running mate.

The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr. Ibrahim Jalo, who spoke with our correspondent, said there was nothing to fear on the issue.

He said, “You know the issue of endorsement started with the National Caucus and the PDP Governors’ Forum before the BoT and NEC.

“In all these, the issue of running mate was not discussed because it is a joint ticket.”

“So, since there was silence on this matter, it means that has been admitted because it is a joint ticket.

SUNDAY PUNCH investigation showed that Sambo’s determination and intense lobby, using the governors of the Peoples Democratic Party, ensured the retention of his post.

Sambo, who was described as a loyal deputy by many members of the National Executive Committee of the party at their meeting in Abuja on Thursday, did not go to rest as those allegedly interested in his position were also lobbying to take his position in 2015.

Among the names of those constantly mentioned as being interested in the position were governors Isa Yuguda(Bauchi) and Ibrahim Shema(Kastina).

Both of them had denied having such ambition, saying the vice-president remained their brother and they would not do anything to jeopardise his interest.

Source: http://www.punchng.com/news/pdp-cancels-presidential-primary

That's great! No need of formalities to prove anything!
Oga Jona till 2019!

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abeg, who get pin-mouth charger here?

Gej till nigeria divides

Sai Jonathan!

Oya APC over to you.

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PDP is really setting a bad precedent in this our nascent democracy. In advanced climes, even the best incumbents still go through the process of party primaries. We shouldn't keep doing things the wrong way every time.

pdp........, lets wait and see

The handwriting and TANgesture(body gesture) was clear.The only fear is the repetition of what happened to the opposition party in 2011. History may repeat itself.

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Now I see what our $20bn was used for. GEJ Nigeria's most corrupt president. Someone tell me how much was given to members of NEC to adopt GEJ....

Better for them

Jonathan shd hav allowed primary to hold to test his acceptability by the masses. He is coward.

Space booked, will make my comment know to the public after I see my pastor.

Una still dey sleep abi una dey church?

isn't this one of the major criticism of APC ? Unilaterally selecting a candidate without primaries. This sets a bad precedence. EVen if GEJ is the clear favourite of his party, i prefer they do the primaries still.

Jonathan/Sambo all d way. Combination made in heaven.

freshness2020: That's great! No need of formalities to prove anything!
Oga Jona till 2019!

your family shall experience, Gej lack of Good leadership. Bh shall be your victim, the shall crush your family, then you will agree that Gej till 2019

This people are messed up!

INEC should ensure internal democracy

Mo gbe

Earnestly waiting for those oppose to GEJ second term ambition to react.I'm not a fan of GEJ but I love a situation where every region of the country is given a chance to rule this nation,afterall Nigeria belongs to all of us.

PDP people destroy people stupid party.

K

Think adopting GEJ is the right thing for the party (PDP) to do since he is the present president who still has an intention of running another tenure.
If they decide to do another primaries that means they are not satisfied with what GEJ has been doing which would give the other parties an edge over them.
There's something about GEJ that is just likable sha even though I can't figure it out yet.

GEJ till forever

So, were we expecting diifferently before?

GEJ IS the main man ,,,we need you,,we love you,,you care for us,,we need you to survive

APC can't beat the reach(GEJ)

#bring_back_ebele_jonathan