Ekiti 2014: PDP postpones Ward Congresses

The Peoples Democratic Party has postponed, by one week, ward congresses for the 2014 governorship primaries in Ekiti State.
This was contained in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja by Olisa Metuh, the party’s National Publicity Secretary.
The congress, according to the statement, was earlier scheduled to hold on March 12.
Metuh said the postponement was to allow party members participate in the ongoing continuous voter registration and verification of registration of voters by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
The PDP Screening Committee had cleared 13 out of 16 aspirants to participate in the primaries ahead of the governorship poll slated for June 21.
Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, the Chairman of the screening committee, presented the committee’s report to the party’s leadership in Abuja on March 10.
Ndoma-Egba said Senator Bode Olowoporoku, Peter Obafemi and Bosede Dada were disqualified from contesting the election.
He said that Olowoporoku could not provide evidence of tax clearance certificate and a court judgement overturning his expulsion from the party.
He said that Dada could not provide evidence of payment of membership dues, tax clearance certificate and the West African School Certificate, the minimum qualification for all aspirants.
The chairman said that Obafemi was disqualified because he had no National Youth Service Corps discharge certificate.
He said that aspirants, who felt the committee did not meet their aspiration, had the opportunity of going to the Appeal Panel, which was also constituted on March 10.
Those cleared are to contest the poll are Ayo Fayose, former governor of the state; Oluwadare Bajide; retired Navy Captain Caleb Olubolade, the former Minister of Police Affairs; and Prince Adedayo Adeyeye.
Others are Adeyanju Sunday, Erelu Ogundipe, Abiodun Aluko, Adewale Aribisala, Oladeji Omoyeni, Olubenga Aluko, Oluropo Ogunbolude, Dr Omolara Adubiaro and Ajayi Ayodeji.