After Calling PDP Convention ‘Charade’ Dokpesi Accepts Defeat

Dr. Raymond Dokpesi, one of the contestants for the position of the national chairmanship of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday, has congratulated the winner of the election, Mr Uche Secondus.

Dokpesi had on Saturday protested the conduct of the election, after the distribution of a ‘Unity List’ to the delegates at the Eagles Square, Abuja.

“Our attention has just been drawn to an impunity and illegality that has been going on since we started voting about three hours ago,” Dokpesi said on Saturday.

“Apparently, every delegate that is available a copy of what you can find here, they call it the Unity List (raises copy of ‘Unity List’), which bear the same thing and all the names that are here are number 1 on all the cubicles for voting and this is supposed to be the list prepared by the governors.

“Our agents have been very disturbed. Everybody has come out to vote, has this list.

“I have personally approached governor Suswan who is involved in the management of this electoral process and he told me that he was taking necessary steps and that he personally even collected this Unity List from a governor.

“I approached governor Okowa who is chairman of the planning committee – he too is helpless so the names you have here is not unlikely to be what you will find announced later today.

However, the Daar Communications boss on Sunday made a u-turn and accepted defeat, hours after Secondus was eventually declared winner.

A statement released by Dokpesi reads: “I write to thank you (delegates) most wholeheartedly for voting at the just concluded Elective National Convention in Abuja.

“The delegates have spoken. I congratulate the newly elected Prince Uche Secondus led National Working Committee.

“You will recall that I said that the PDP must be the ultimate winner at the end of the contest. God bless the Peoples Democratic Party. Congratulations PDP as I wish all our members the best of luck,” he wrote.