The Screening Sub-Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party[PDP] has disqualified three aspirants from aspiring for positions in the National Working Committee
Those disqualified were: Prof. Wale Oladipo (Osun) who was aspiring for the position of Deputy National Chairman South, Okey Muo-Aroh (Anambra) who was aspiring for the position of National Secretary, and Dr Olafeso Eddy (Ondo) National Publicity Secretary.
This was announced during the official Media Launch of the 2021 National Convention Logo and Promotional Materials, at the PDP National Secretariat, Abuja, on Thursday by the Chairman of the National Convention Organising Committee, Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State
The governor revealed the reason for their disqualification, because they took the party to court to stop the convention.
According to the Governor, those disqualifed failed to exhaust the internal conflicts resolution mechanism as provided for in the PDP Constitution
He announced that 27 other aspirants were cleared to contest at the convention while one withdrew from the race.