PDP Appoints Okowa As Convention Planning Committee Chair

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has appointed Governor of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa as the chairman of the Special National Convention Planning Committee, ahead of the 2019 elections.

The committee was inaugurated on Tuesday at the party National Secretariat in Abuja.

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PDP will hold its Presidential primary and National Convention on Friday, October 5 to Saturday, October 6, 2018.

The Deputy National Chairman of PDP, Yomi Akinwunmi who inaugurated the committee on behalf of his principal, said Okowa was chosen to be the Chairman of the Convention Planning Committee because “he is a thorough gentleman who conducted the best Convention ever had in Eagle Square.

“The international community wants to see the process that will lead to the emergence of the next President of Nigeria that is why we have chosen a man of integrity, a man of pedigree to work with reputable, tested and trusted men of our party to organise the Convention,” Akinwunmi added.

Also at the occasion was the unveiling of the Special National Convention Flag and presentation of appointment letters to members of the Committee with the Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi as Secretary.

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Okowa, while thanking the party chairman and officials for the appointment, assured of free and fair primaries to be conducted for all PDP aspirants.

“I thank the National Working Committee and members of our party for finding us worthy to serve in this Committee.

“All of us believe that the party should remain united and focused, what is needed is a free and fair primaries to be conducted for all our aspirants, no matter where the venue is, we will do what is right and no one will have reason to complain; we believe we are capable of doing the work.

“We know as a party, that we are in a critical situation as a nation, this is about the most important assignment of our party this year, at the special convention will see to the emergence of candidate who will be our next President; we are grateful to God that we have credible party men who are contesting for the position,” Okowa said.

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