Abia PDP Yet To Conduct Ad-hoc Delegate Election — INEC [DOCUMENT ATTACHED]

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said Abia State PDP is yet to conduct its adhoc delegate election, contrary to claims by a section of the party in the state that it held its ward congress on May 6th 2022,

INEC’s position is contained in a letter written to the Wadata House, the headquarters of the People’s Democratic Party, Abuja informing them that no three man ad-hoc delegates Congress Held in Abia State.

This puts to rest speculations on whether or not the three man delegates elections held in Abia.

In response to inquiry made by Dioka Stan & Co, Solicitor/Partner, the electoral umpire in a letter signed by its Secretary, Rose Oriaran-Anthony said Abia PDP had not conducted its three man ad-hoc delegates congress.

The Commission said, “Pease refer to your letter dated 11th may, 2022 requesting confirmation if the commission is in receipt of a letter from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman and National Secretary that rescheduled the party’s Abia State Ward Congresses that failed to hold on the 4th of May, 2022.

“This is to confirm that the last notice received from the PDP National Headquarters was the one that scheduled the Abia State Ward Congresses for 4th May, 2022.”

Recall that the three man ad-hoc delegates elections was meant to hold in the 17 Local Government Areas of the state in preparation for the main primaries.

It however did not hold as INEC cited public holidays as reasons for postponing the elections.

The election which was shifted to a later date did not hold as some aggrieved members of the party were alleged to have gotten a court injunction to stop the election from holding.