THE
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP for the
2015 presidential election would emerge November, three months to the
election.Vanguard gathered yesterday from a member of the National
Working Committee, NWC that preparatory to the November convention, the
party would second week of September conduct a Special National
Convention to ratify the appointment of Alhaji Adamu Muazu who took over
from Alhaji Bamanga Tukur as PDP National Chairman, January 20, 2014.It
will be recalled that Muazu’s appointment was endorsed by the 64th
National Executive Committee, NEC meeting at Wadata Plaza, PDP National
Secretariat.
The Deputy National
Chairman of the party, Uche Secondus, who presided over the election of
Mr. Mu’azu, quoted section 47 (6) of the party’s constitution which
empowers NEC to elect a new official to fill vacancy created by the
resignation of an elected official. The motion for the nomination of
Muazu was moved by the Governor of Bauchi State, Mallam Isa Yuguda, and
was seconded by the Senate Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma – Egba.
Consequently,
the new PDP national chairman was elected and was presented to party
leadership, but he would require a Special National convention to
endorse his candidacy before he could sign very vital documents of the
party especially presenting candidates for election to the Independent
National Electoral Commission, INEC.
In preparation for
the November Convention where the presidential candidate of PDP would
emerge, it then became imperative to organise a convention first in
September to give Muazu’s emergence, the needed Constitutional
recognition.
According to PDP’s constitution, Chapter
33(10), ” A special National Convention may be convened at any time at
the instance of the National Executive Committee or if requested for by
two- third of all State Congresses and the Special National Convention
shall meet to discuss only special matters which shall be specified in
the notice summoning the Convention.”
It would be
recalled the the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has
fixed February 14, 2015 as date for the presidential election.
A
breakdown of the timetable of activities for the elections as contained
in a document signed by INEC’s Secretary, Mrs. Augusta Ogakwu,
presidential primaries of the various parties should be held between
October 2 and December 11 while campaigns for the election will commence
November 16, even as the dates are in line with the provisions of the
Electoral Act.
According to INEC, primary elections to
fill positions within political parties ahead of 2015 general election
will begin October 2 and end December 11, 2014, even as this includes
resolution of disputes arising from the primaries.
Campaigns for
presidential and National Assembly elections will commence on November
16, 2014 while campaigns for governorship and state houses of assembly
will start on November 30, 2014.
According to INEC,
campaigns for presidential and National Assembly elections would end on
February 12, 2015 while those of governorship and state houses of
assembly would stop on February 26, 2015 and February 28, 2015 for the
governorship and state houses of assembly elections.
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