PDP shifts National Convention, now holds December 10, 11

The national Leadership of the Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday, shifted the
party’s National Convention, slated for
December 6, to December 10 and 11, just as it
extended the submission of expression of
interest and nomination forms by President
Goodluck Jonathan for the 2015 presidential
election by one week.
The PDP also moved its governorship primary
election to December 8 while that of the
Senate will now hold on December 7, even as
submission of expression of interest and
nomination forms for governorship aspirants
was extended by one week.
With the new time-table released by the party,
the president will now submit his forms by
November 15 as against yesterday, while
governorship aspirants will now submit their
forms November 14.
In the 2014 guidelines released after the 66th
National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting,
the PDP had fixed the governorship primary
election for November 29 while the Senate
primary election would have taken place
November 22.