The prospect
of the 2011 presidential candidate of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria,
ACN, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, contesting the forthcoming gubernatorial primaries of
the
Adamawa State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, was in
jeopardy, yesterday, following the failure of the PDP’s National Working
Committee, NWC, to discuss a waiver for him.
Besides,
Ribadu who joined the party this week, others likely to be affected include
former military governor of Lagos State, Brig-Gen. Buba Marwa (rtd); and Marcus
Gundiri, who recently returned to the party.
15 aspirants
had collected the Expression of Interest form to contest the PDP primaries for
the governorship election that was triggered by the impeachment of Admiral
Murtala Nyako last month.
Multiple
sources at the meeting of the NWC said that the issue of a waiver was not
discussed at the meeting.
Prior to
yesterday’s meeting of the NWC, hopes were high for Ribadu, who had collected
his Expression of Interest and nomination forms that the issue would be
discussed having applied for a waiver in line with Section 50 of the party’s
constitution.
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