PDP National Convention: Party begins sale of nomination forms
By Matthew Eloyi
Ahead of its National Elective Convention scheduled for 30-31 October, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has announced the commencement of the sale of nomination and expression of interest forms, with effect from Monday.
The party disclosed this in its revised, ‘Timetable and Schedule of Activities for Year 2021 National Convention,’ signed by its National Organising Secretary, Colonel Austin Akobundu (Retd.), on Sunday in Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
Akobundu said the timetable was approved by the National Working Committee in line with the resolution of the 94th National Executive Committee of the party that adopted the zoning formula.
According to the timetable, the sale of nomination forms and expression of interest forms for the national offices will start from Monday, 11 October to Friday, 15 October at the party’s National Secretariat, Abuja.
The timetable also slated the last day for the submission of purchased forms for Saturday, 16 October. It stated that the forms should be submitted to the party’s Directorate of Organisation and Mobilisation for processing and onward transmission to the screening committee, adding that the screening of aspirants for national offices would take place on Monday, 18 October, while appeals arising from the screening of aspirants exercise would hold on Thursday, 21 October.
It added that the publication of names of all cleared aspirants has been slated for Saturday, 23 October, while the NWC meeting for the adoption of delegates’ list and publication of same will hold on Monday, 25 October.
PDP National Convention: Party begins sale of nomination forms