Zamfara PDP Elders Blame Guber Candidate For Intra-party Crisis

Following the nullification of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary election in Zamfara State, the Zamfara State Coalition of PDP Elders Support Group has absolved the judiciary of any blame on the judgement delivered by the court.

The coalition described the Justice Aminu Bappa pronouncement that the PDP cannot field a governorship candidate for the 2023 general election as self-inflicted because of lack of unity, fairness and justice in the party.

Chairman Zamfara State PDP Elders Support Group, Alhaji Musa Umar Dangulbi, in a statement to journalists in Sokoto titled: “Our stand on PDP Zamfara is progress and justice,” also blamed few elements in the party who are working hand in gloves with Dauda Lawal, to thwart all reconciliation efforts at the state level.

Recalled that Justice Aminu Bappa, while delivering his judgement on Tuesday nullified the primary election and held that PDP will not field any candidate for the 2023 governorship election in the state, having failed to fulfill the requirements of section 82 (1) of electoral Act 2022 by not notifying the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) 21 days before the primary election and other governorship aspirants seven days before the date of the election.

Section 82(1) of the electoral Act says “Every registered political party shall give the commission at least 21 days’ notice of any convention, congress, conference or meeting convened for the purpose of ‘merger’ and electing members of its executive committees, other governing bodies or nominating  candidates for any elective offices specified under this Act.”