The aspirant had paid the sum of N2 million required from female presidential aspirants under the PDP, but she had gone to court, asking it to stop President Goodluck Jonathan from contesting the election as the sole candidate of the party, since she had been denied the forms.
But in a statement issued
by the national publicity secretary of the party, Chief Olisa Metuh, in Abuja,
on Thursday, the party said it had noted the refusal of Duke-Abiola to collect
her presidential expression of interest and nomination forms, in spite of the
one week extension granted by the party, which expires on today, November 14,
to accommodate teeming party faithful interested in running for respective
offices.
The party also noted that
Professor Duke-Abiola willfully refused to collect her expression of interest
form, with Code number PD002/P and serial number 0000003 and nomination form
with Code number PD003/P and serial number 0000003, even after it was sent to
her through her lawyers.
It said Professor
Duke-Abiola’s refusal to collect the forms suggested an ulterior motive, adding
that other aspirants, including Dr Ghalil Tafawa Balewa and President Goodluck
Jonathan, collected their forms on October 30 and November 6 respectively.
The party expressed
surprise that Professor Duke-Abiola chose to go to court instead of taking
advantage of the extension, which expires today.
Noting that the aspirant
still has until the close of today to collect her forms, the PDP said failure
to do so, it would have no option but to consider her as not being interested
in the contest.
Knowing fully well that Jonathan is the next president
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