PRESS STATEMENT 29 March, 2018 DELTA PDP ASSURES ALL CONTESTANTS OF A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD IN THE FORTHCOMING PARTY PRIMARIES

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Delta State Chapter, wish to state categorically that we are fully primed and determined to ensure a level playing field for all aspirants, contestants and all those who have confirmed their interest or are intending to contest in the Primaries of any elective office, under the platform of our great Party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

We make this solemn pledge of fairness and equity to one and all in recognition, adherence and full compliance to the regulations of our party as contained in our Party Constitution and as espoused both by our dynamic National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus and our party leader, His Excellency, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa (Ekwueme) at different fora, where they have pledged their commitment unequivocally, that there will be no more imposition of candidates and a level playing field will be provided for every qualified contestant in the forthcoming Primary elections for all positions.

We also wish to state clearly that while our desire and ultimate expectation is to encourage and engender healthy, robust, fair and vigourous competition, with comprehensive campaigns across all the constituencies, as we have always done in all elections, this pledge has also been made in cognizance of the fact that there may be scenarios where the collective decision of the people support the emergence and endorsement of a consensus candidate and in the event of such a situation, we shall ensure that such consensus arrangements meets all the globally approved and accepted democratic standards. Democracy must be entrenched and applied to the letter to guarantee a conclusion that will involve collective participation and be satisfactory to all.

We therefore wish to use this medium to encourage all our aspirants, contestants and their teeming supporters across the State, to carry on with their political consultations, calculations, negotiations, alignments and re-alignments and indeed their specific campaigns at the appropriate scheduled times and according to the stipulated guidelines, without fear of intimidation, covert or overt scheming or any other calculculated or perceived act interpreted to short-change, undermine or diminish the chances and prospects of anyone whose desire is to serve Deltans, as candidates of the PDP.

We further appeal to all aspirants and intending contestants and their dedicated loyalists not to heat up the polity in the course of their political activities, even as we urge both contestants and supporters to ensure that they go to their respective units and wards to register and collect their Permanent Voters Cards, PVC, in order to ensure that they vote the candidates of their choice in the 2019 general elections.

We Wish all our aspirants and contestants goodluck in their endeavours.

PDP!!!  Power to the People.

Signed:

Ifeanyi Michael Osuoza
State Publicity Secretary,
PDP, Delta State.