Stakeholders of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi west senatorial district have ruled out
automatic tickets for aspirants in the 2019 general election.
Dino Melaye, who defected from
the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the PDP, is the lawmaker representing
the district at the senate.
The decision not to give any
aspirants automatic ticket was reached at a meeting which held at the
Aiyetoro-Gbedde residence of David Jemibewon, a retired major general and
member of the PDP board of trustees (BoT).
Top party members from the seven
local government areas that make up the district reportedly attended the
meeting
They resolved that a level
playing field would however be created for all aspirants, in a free and fair
primaries.
They urged new members to be ready
to slug it out with the older ones, saying a level playing field would be
created during the primaries.
While appealing to aspirants to
be of good conduct, they called on them to work and abide by the party’s rules
and regulations.
The stakeholders also condemned
the Lokoja-Kogi federal constituency bye-election, describing it as a sham and
falling below minimum standard.
They called on the federal
government to put in place machinery to forestall future occurrence, adding
that, if such measures are not taken, people would have no choice but to resort
to self-help.
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