The party
disclosed this in a statement issued by its National Organising Secretary,
Austin Akobundu, on Sunday in Abuja.
Mr Akobundu
said that the clarification became necessary following a publication by a
national daily titled “PDP list guidelines for presidential aspirants, demands
N12m for forms.
“We wish to
state categorically that the party is still in the process of drawing up the
guidelines for its presidential primary election.
“It is
therefore misleading to claim that the party has ‘listed its guidelines’ not to
talk of the cost of nomination forms.
“At the
appropriate time the proposals will be presented to NEC of the party which will
approve as it deems fit.
“Only then
can one say that it has the guidelines for the 2018 presidential primary
election.”
Mr Akobundu
said that the party’s National Working Committee under the leadership of Prince
Uche Secondus, was committed to adhering strictly to the PDP constitution.
He noted
that the constitution in Chapter 8 (50) (1) grants NEC the power to formulate
the guidelines for aspirants in any of its Party Primaries, the presidential
primary inclusive.
Mr Akobundu
appreciated the interest in the party’s electoral processes and said PDP was
always ready to respond to any enquiries and to make all necessary information
available.
The national
organising secretary urged the general public, party members and they PDP
presidential aspirants to disregard the said publication.
“The
authentic guidelines for PDP presidential primary election will be released as
soon as they are considered by the organs of the party.”
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