Opposition party fixes national convention on Aug. 12

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Sen. Ahmed Makarfi, Chairman, National Caretaker Committee of Peoples Democratic PartyThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Executive Committee (NAN) has fixed the party’s non-elective national convention for Aug. 12, in Abuja.

Mr Dayo Adeyeye, the National Publicity Secretary of PDP National Caretaker Committee, announced the decision after the NEC meeting held on Tuesday in Abuja.

Adeyeye said the decision was to enable the party to meet the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)  requirement on national conventions of political parties.

The PDP National Caretaker Committee was set up in s Port Harcourt on May 21, 2016.

The tenure of  the  committee which lapsed on Aug. 16, 2016 was later extended by 12 months as it was unable to elect new officers at its Aug. 17, 2016 non-elective convention due to litigations.

“We have been in court since May 2016….

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