The Peoples Democratic Party,
PDP, has stated that the likes of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar and
other politicians who either defected to its fold recently or planning to do
so, will be allowed to contest its 2019 presidential ticket.
According to the main opposition
party, its constitution made it possible to accommodate the defectors as it
fights to take back power from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in
2019.
Atiku dumped the APC for the PDP
shortly before the former ruling party held its elective national convention on
December 9 and 10 in Abuja.
It is believed that Atiku would
soon declare his intention as soon as the party roles out its programmes.
National Publicity Secretary of
the PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan, who spoke with Punch in Abuja, said that all the
new entrants and old members of the party would be allowed to test their
popularity during the party’s primaries.
He said, “We are not closing our
doors to new entrants who want to contest the party ’s presidential ticket. Our
doors are open to them.
“We have amended our constitution
to take care of their interest as well as those of other members . We are
looking for credible people to fly our ticket in 2019.
“We have amended the constitution
, which has now reduced the years that defectors can stay in the party before
contesting election from two years to just six months.”
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