By Lateef Ibrahim, Abuja
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has postponed the Edo state governorship primary election earlier scheduled for Friday, June 19 and Saturday, June 20, 2020.
The governorship primary will now hold on Tuesday, June 23, 2020.
A statement yesterday by the PDP’s
National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan explained that the decision is predicated on exigencies of party activities.
The statement enjoined all the party’s governorship aspirants, critical stakeholders, party faithful and teeming supporters, particularly in Edo state, to take note accordingly.
The statement reads, “All governorship aspirants, critical stakeholders, party faithful and our teeming supporters, particularly in Edo state, are to take note accordingly.
“Our party wishes to remind our members that all activities shall be in accordance with the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC)’s guidelines on COVID -19, as it concerns social/physical distancing at public gatherings”, it said.
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