Abasifreke Effiong – Uyo
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Akwa Ibom state says its state congress will hold on Tuesday 24th March as against an earlier date which was April 4.
The Akwa Ibom state chairman, Congresses Coordinating Committee of the party, Obong Paul Ekpo, announced the new date in a statement on Monday.
The statement indicates that the state congress of the PDP will hold at the Godswill Akpabio International stadium, Uyo by 10.a.m.
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The statement says the change in date of the congress authorized by the National Working Committee of the party was “necessitated by supervening circumstances.”
The PDP congress coordinating committee says outgoing members of ward and chapter executive committees whose tenure will elapse on April 30, will be delegates for the congress, not the newly elected executive.
The committee says due to the prevailing global health situation, the congress will not welcome people outside the delegates, statutory observers, press and security.
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It adds that all delegates will compulsorily be subjected to clinical tests, personal hygiene routine and social distancing during the congress.
Meanwhile, the congress coordinating committee has released names of aspirants screened and approved for the state congress of the party by the congress screening committee.
The list has Mr. Udo Ekpenyong, the current commissioner for local government and chieftaincy affairs cleared for the position chairman.
The current publicity secretary of the party in the state, Barr. Ini Ememobong, is also cleared to retain his position.
