2023: Anxiety as PDP Postpones Crucial NEC Meeting, Gives Reason

• The Peoples Democratic Party has moved a meeting of its National Executive Committee to Wednesday, March 16
• The meeting originally scheduled to hold on Tuesday, March 15, was postponed over the timetable and schedule of activities for the 2023 elections among other issues
• Debo Ologunagba, the PDP national publicity secretary made the disclosure at the end of the national caucus meeting

Amid the lingering crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the opposition has postponed its National Executive Committee meeting.

The meeting slated for Tuesday, March 15, was moved to Wednesday, March 16, over the timetable and schedule of activities for the 2023 elections and the manifesto drafting committee, The Punch reports.

PDP spokesperson, Debo Ologunagba made the announcement while briefing journalists at the end of the National Caucus meeting on Monday night, March 14.

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Ologunagba went on to note that the Board of Trustees (BoT) meeting will also be held on Wednesday.

In an earlier report by ThisDay, the national caucus of PDP and its executive committee will meet to take a decision on the presidential ticket of the party.

The opposition in a memo to its national caucus directed members to consider whether geopolitical zoning is in the interest of the PDP in order to win the presidential election in 2023.

PDP disowns viral primary election timetable

The PDP earlier described as fake the 2023 primary election timetable currently circulating on social media.

The party’s spokesman in a statement on Sunday, March 13, in Abuja, said the purported list is the handiwork of mischievous elements seeking to create confusion and mislead the public.

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Ologunagba went on to urge its members and the public to ignore the document making the rounds on social media.

2023: PDP more united, cohesive than ever, says Gov Ifeanyi Okowa

In a related development, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta state on Monday, March 14, said the PDP had never been stronger, cohesive, and more united than now and warned against acts that could undermine the new spirit in the party.

Okowa said that if PDP faithful avoided acts that could cause distraction, the party would win massively in the 2023 general elections.

He made the remarks at the swearing-in of his senior political adviser and three special advisers at Government House, Asaba.

Source: Legit.ng