PDP reveals why Saraki, Tambuwal, others must sign undetaking

macfranc007 September 01, 2018 Nigeria News today & Breaking news ▷ Read Naija news 24/7 Adeola Opeyemi

- PDP said presidential aspirants in the party would have to sign an undertaking

- The undertaking will tell the aspirants what the party expects from them before, during and after primaries

- The undertaking will insist that all the signatories must abide by PDP's decision concerning the primary

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has explained why it asked presidential aspirants in the party to sign an undertaking before the primary election.

The undertaking will ensure that the aspirants act in a certain way before, during and after the primaries.

The party leadership said the undertaking will also ensure that the aspirants follow the rules and regulations laid down by the party.

The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Kola Ologbondiyan, in an interview with Punch on Friday, August 31, said that all the aspirants had been informed about the need to have what he called “code of conduct” ahead of the primary.

He said: “It is an undertaking and it will be signed by all our presidential aspirants. The undertaking will tell the aspirants what the party expects from them before, during and after the primary.

“The undertaking will make it clear that all the signatories must abide by the decision of the party concerning the primary.

“The party is already preparing it and I want to say again that it will be binding on all those that are taking part in the presidential primary and are signatories to the MOU.

“However, I want to make it clear that the party is not into any illegal act. We are going to organise a transparent, free and fair presidential primary, whose outcome will be acceptable to our party, the contestants and the electorate.”

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Meanwhile, NAIJ.com earlier reported that Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant and governor of Gombe state, said that he is not desperate to become the candidate of the party in the 2019 presidential election.

Dankwambo, while soliciting the support of party members and delegates on his aspiration of becoming the party’s candidate for the election, on Wednesday, August 29, in Benin, Edo state said he would support whoever becomes the candidate if there is equity, fairness and justice in the selection.

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