2019: Submit unauthorized names, go to jail, PDP warns impostors
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warned in strong term that it will take legal action against person or group from any of its state chapters that attempt to submit names of party candidates outside those submitted officially to the Independent National Electoral Commission Thursday night in Abuja.
The party said it has officially submitted names of its candidates for National Assembly elections to INEC ahead of the 2019 general elections.
The party noted with disdain moves by certain individuals to illegally submit authorized names from some purported primaries by dissident elements, notably in Ogun State.
Apparently referring to the Buruji Kashamu led faction of the PDP in Ogun State, PDP national publicity secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan in a statement on Friday said “the PDP is aware that such elements forged and sold various fake nomination forms, and cornered the proceeds for their selfish gains.
“Those who unwittingly bought these fake nomination forms did not pass through the due process of screening and did not participate in primaries as officially conducted by the Electoral Committee set up by the National Working Committee.
“The conduct of primaries and submission of names of candidate remain in the purview of the National Working Committee. Any other purported primaries by any state chapter or any other level of the party is absolutely illegal and of no consequence.
“The PDP therefore warned, in the strongest possible term, that anybody who attempts to present any name from such illegal primaries as candidate of our party will face arrest and prosecution for forgery and stealing of funds derived from sale of fake nomination forms”.
He said that the National Working Committee therefore urged all PDP members and the general public to be calm as the rule of law shall be strictly adhered to, particularly in all processes in its participation in the 2019 general elections.
