PDP Postpones Congress Meant to Produce Another Chairman, Gives Reason
- The Osun state chapter of the PDP has postponed its congress scheduled for Thursday over the declaration of the Eid-il-Fitr holiday
- Akindele Adekunle, the chairman of the state chapter of the PDP, announced the postponement in a statement on Wednesday evening in Osogbo
- Adekunle added that the national secretariat of the PDP would fix a new date for the congress, which would be communicated to members
Osogbo, Osun - The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun state has announced the postponement of its state congress scheduled for Thursday, April 20.
According to The Tribune, the chairman of the party in the state, Akindele Adekunle, made the announcement in a statement on Wednesday, April 19, in Osogbo, the state capital.
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The statement revealed that the postponement resulted from the public holiday the federal government declared to celebrate the 2023 Eid-il-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan.
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The statement partly read:
“Consideration is given to stakeholders in the Congress, especially representatives of the national working committee who are to conduct the Congress on a day they are expected to set out to be with their various families to observe the salah holidays.”
The party then apologised for any inconvenience the postponement caused its members.
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Following his appeal, Adekunle added that the party's national secretariat would fix a new date for the congress, and it would be communicated to its members in due time.
Osun is one of PDP's valued states in Nigeria's political space following the party's victory last year in the state governorship election.
Governor Ademola Adeleke of the PDP in Osun state defeated the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the then-sitting Governor Gboyega Oyetola in an off-season election.
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