#Politics# *NORTHERN GOVERNORS PROTEST FORCES PDP TO POSTPONE CONVENTION* Protest by governors of the northern states may have forced the leadership of the PeoplesDemocratic Party to postpone its special national convention from July 20 to August 20. This protest, which is hinged on the fact that July 2o falls within the Ramadan period, has also affected the South-West congress of the party initially slated for July 11. It may now hold between August 13 and 17. Investigations by our correspondent in Abuja on Thursday, showed that the governors were not happy with the decision to hold the congress and the convention when the majority of the delegates might be fasting during the period. Apart from this, the governors were also said to have protested the composition of the leadership of the convention committee, which is made up of mostly Christians. For example, the chairman of the committee, Prof. Jerry Gana; his deputy, Governor Godswill Akpabio and the Secretary, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, are all Christians. The protest by the governors was said to have been communicated to the National Chairman of the party, Dr. Bamanga Tukur, who called an emergency meeting of the National Working Committee of the party on Wednesday. Investigations showed that the NWC agreed to shift the convention, but no date had been picked.
Posted on: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 05:54:51 +0000
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