Edo Guber: PDP Grants Waiver To Obaseki

…Shifts Edo primary to Thursday June 25

BY GRACE ANYANWU, ABUJA – The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has granted waiver to Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State to contest the State governorship election primary.

The Party in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, said that the action of the NWC is pursuant to Section 29(2)(b) of the PDP constitution and in exercise of the powers of the National Executive Committee (NEC) under Section (50)(3)(b) of the PDP constitution.

The statement further said that the NWC in exercise of the above powers has ratified the application for waiver by the Ward, Local Government and State executives of the party in Edo state and accordingly grants waiver to Governor Godwin Obaseki to enable him contest the gubernatorial primary of the PDP.

It also said that the NWC has further shifted the Edo state governorship primary from an earlier slated date of Tuesday, June 23 to a new date of Thursday June 25, 2020.

The PDP explained that the shift is again predicated on exigencies of party activities.