PDP Convention: Adeniran calls for cancellation of election

A PDP national chairmanship aspirant, Tunde Adeniran, has called for the cancellation of the December 9, 2017 Elective National Convention of the party.

Speaking at the convention venue – Eagles Square – in Abuja, the chairmanship aspirant alleged that the election was ‘grossly compromised’ and accused the governors of Rivers and Ekiti State, Nyesom Wike and Ayo Fayose respectively of foisting ‘Unity List’ on delegates.

The list was said to contain winners of the election meant to occupy various party national offices.

Taiwo Akeju, Director, Media and Publicity, Tunde Adeniran Campaign Organization, who spoke on behalf of his principal, called for the handing over of the party’s affairs to the Board of Trustees (BoT).

He said: “We reject the entire electoral process of December 9, 2017. The election has been grossly compromised to achieve a predetermined end in line with the illegal Unity List prepared by Governor Wike and Ayodele Fayose and foisted on the entire delegates.

“Consequently, we submit that this election is a sham and the result therefrom is unacceptable. We reject it in its entirety.

“We consider this so-called election as a travesty of democracy and due process, which further entrenches the culture of impunity that has done a great damage to the party in the past.

“Our position is also that this election should be cancelled and the entire leadership of the party should be handed over to the Board of Trustees which we regard as the conscience of the party,  to organise a credible election for the party in due cause”.

As of the time of filing this report at 10:19pm on Saturday, election officials are sorting the ballot papers, even as Uche Secondus is expected to win a landslide victory.

Earlier, another chairmanship, Raymond Dokpesi, had described the election as a charade, following the distribution of ‘Unity List’.

OWEDE AGBAJILEKE, Abuja