BEVERLY HILLS, August 29, (THEWILL) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approved waivers for a former military administrator of Lagos and Borno States, General Buba Marwa, controversial former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, and Mr. Markus Gundiri, the governorship candidate of the now defunct Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN in the 2011 election to enable them contest in the party’s Adamawa State governorship primary.
National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh announced the development Friday in Abuja.
Giving further details in a statement, Metuh said all governorship aspirants under the PDP were unanimously cleared by the National Working Committee of the party at the end of its meeting on Friday, August 29, 2014,
The Adamawa State Governorship election is scheduled to hold on October 11, 2014.
“After very careful and thorough consideration of all applications and the report of the Alhaji Abubakar Mustapha-led Adamawa State PDP Governorship Waiver Committee, the NWC was satisfied that all the aspirants met the requirements stipulated by the PDP constitution to participate in the process.
“Consequently, waiver has been granted to General Buba Marwa, Engr. Marcus Gundiri and Mallam Nuhu Ribadu to take part in the exercise,” he said.
The statement further disclosed that the NWC restated its confidence in the leadership of the National Chairman, Ahmadu Adamu Mu’azu in providing a level playing ground for all eligible citizens of the state to participate in the democratic process.
“It assures that the nomination process, including screening of aspirants as well as the primary election will be conducted with utmost transparency and strict adherence to rules and the principles of justice, fairness and equity.
“Finally, the NWC debunks speculations that its members were divided on the grant of the waiver and reiterates that the decision to open the space for wider participation was unanimously adopted after very extensive deliberations,” the statement added.
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