Few days to the party’s State Congress, Stakeholders of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in Niger State have reaffirmed their support for elective congress for delegates to freely chose their leaders without any form of hindrance.
The party members in meetings simultaneously held in the three Senatorial Zones of Niger East, Niger North and Niger South on Tuesday in Bida, Minna and Kontagora resolved that all politics is local, therefore every leader should fall back to his locality.
They also commended the National Working Committee for approving and fixing the 7th of August 2021 for the state Congress. They expressed their support and reaffirmed readiness for the conduct of the congress.
One of the party stalwarts, Usman Yahaya Baba who spoke with our Correspondent said “there are no positions to be shared as PDP is a Democrat party where all members are free to vie for any position in accordance with the party’s constitution and guidelines”.
While hailing the NWC for fixing the State Congress for 7th August, 2021, to elect new set of leaders to run the affairs of the party for another four years, Yahaya said all members have pledged to see that it is a free, fair and rancor free state congress.
He reaffirmed the stakeholders support for elective congress for delegates to freely chose their leaders without any form of hinderance.
The meeting had in attendance Senator Zaynab Kure, Professor Jerry Gana, Hon. Baba Shehu Agaie, former speakers, commissioners and council chairmen in Niger South; while, former Deputy Governor Dr. Shem Zagbayi Nuhu, former Minister, Hon. Abubakar A. Tanko, party leaders, elected and appointed past officers of the party attended in Niger East and Niger North.
