2027: PDP holds congresses to elect ward executives, Saturday

From, Attah Ede, Makurdi

The national leadership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), is set to organize its ward congresses across the federation on Saturday, 27th July 2024.

The State Working Committee of the Party in Benue State has assured that it would conduct a very credible and hitch free ward congresses in the 276 council wards of the state by tomorrow (Saturday).

The party maintained that the exercise will be for the election of officials into the Ward Executive Committees of the party as well as election of ad hoc delegates who will form part of the electoral college at the subsequent congresses.

The leadership of PDP in Benue State made this known in a statement signed and issued to newsmen by the Publicity Secretary, Bemgba Iyortom in Makurdi, saying the party has prescribed for tomorrow’s congresses, a direct election in line with the party’s constitution.

He explained that all card carrying members of the party in the various wards are eligible to participate to elect candidates of their choice.

The statement reads in part: “It is also the directive of the party that where there is a consensus on any of the positions at the congresses, such shall be affirmed and the candidate for such a position deemed as returned.

“The party enjoins its teeming followers in the state to come out to the respective approved congress venues in their council wards and participate in the exercise, and to maintain lawful and orderly conduct”, Iortyom said.