The Elective convention of the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) came to an end in the early hours of Sunday, 10th December
2017, with the election of Prince Uche Secondus who polled a total of 2000
votes.
Secondus recorded a landslide victory as the first runner-up and former Education Minister, Professor Tunde Adeniran garnered a paltry 230 votes.
Secondus recorded a landslide victory as the first runner-up and former Education Minister, Professor Tunde Adeniran garnered a paltry 230 votes.
Media mogul, Raymond Dokpesi polled 66 votes, with
Professor Taoheed Adedoja trailing in the rear with no vote.
The party also has a new National Secretary in
Senator Umar Ibrahim Tsauri who polled a total of 1,549 votes to defeat Alhaji
Abubakar Mustapha and Senator Nenadi Usman who garnered 371 and 287 votes
respectively.
Also elected into the National Working Committee
(NWC) at Saturday delegate
election was Senator Gamawa Babawo Garba who emerged the new Deputy National Chairman (North) beating former Minister of Women Affairs, Hajia Maryam Inna Ciroma, who many had tipped for the position.
election was Senator Gamawa Babawo Garba who emerged the new Deputy National Chairman (North) beating former Minister of Women Affairs, Hajia Maryam Inna Ciroma, who many had tipped for the position.
Senator Garbage got 1316 out of total vote cast
while Ciroma polled 350 to settle for second spot on the log. Senator Saidu
Kumo who also ran for the position came third after polling a total of 89
votes.
At first after the Election, the founder of Daar
Communication, who contested the PDP National Chairmanship position, Chief Raymond
Dokpesi was not comfortable with the modus operandi of the Election, He
rejected the election results stating that the procedure was Faulty.
He said to the group of delegates and journalists that
“The election has been rigged”.
After a Long period of Controversies and
Pandemonium, He accepted the readings of the election and congratulated the
Winner, who is also his Friend, Prince Uche Secondus.
Now meet Prince Uche Secondus who hails from
Rivers State, a businessman, politician, and elder statesman, who is the
current Chairman of the PDP National Working Committee since
December 2017.
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