National Working committee of PDP upholds Fayose s nomination The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has upheld the nomination of the former Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayo Fayose, as the candidate of the PDP for the June 2014 governorship election in Ekiti state. A statement by the spokesperson of the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Chief Olisa Metuh said: “The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has received the report of the Ekiti State Governorship Primary Electoral Committee. After thorough consideration of the report, the NWC approved the result and upheld the nomination of Ayo Fayose as the candidate of the PDP for the June 2014 governorship election in Ekiti state. The NWC commended the committee for the conduct of a peaceful and transparent exercise and urged all PDP members in the state including the other aspirants to support the candidate of the party to ensure a successful outing at the governorship election,” the statement said. Mr Fayose, on Saturday emerged victorious with 462 votes, beating Navy Captain Olubolade, Prince Dayo Adeyeye and Mrs Ogundipe for the slot. 13 other contestants pulled out of the exercise, though, claiming it had been skewed by the government in favour of the eventual winner, Fayose.
Posted on: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 20:33:20 +0000
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