PDP convention: NEC approves planning C’ttee, sub C’ttees

…Keeps mum on committee chairman

…Okays over 2,800 delegates

…As George dissociates self from parallel convention

By Dirisu Yakubu

ABUJA- The 77th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has approved the planning committee and sub committees of its national elective convention slated for December 9, 2017.

Also ratified were the congresses held in eight of the nine States which had their executive committees dissolved by the party a few months ago.

Briefing journalists at the end of the meeting which lasted for about four hours, National Publicity Secretary of the party, Prince Dayo Adeyeye stated that more than 2,800 delegates would be at the convention to elect new officers to pilot the affairs of the party.

“You will recall that at the last convention, the party took a decision to dissolve executive committees in…