Some faction from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), in Nasarawa State have distance themselves from adoption of an aspirant as a party’s consensus candidate ahead of the party’s primary in the state.
The group under the auspices of concerned stakeholders, said the unfortunate and misleading development is threatens the unity, fairness and internal democracy of the PDP in nasarawa state.
In a press briefing in Lafia, the state capital, chairman, concerned PDP Stakeholders Forum, Comrade Jibrin Idris Ibrahim, on be half of the PDP Stakeholders across the 13 local government areas said the adoption of a consensus candidate was undemocratic and their decision doesn’t reflect the will of majority of the party members across the state.
The group in their statement said their attention was drawn on few self-serving individuals claiming to speak on behalf of the PDP in Nasarawa State which they met at former PDP chairman Francis Orogu’s house in Lafia on July 2025 to have purportedly adopted a an aspirant as a consensus candidate.
“We reject in totality this charade and manipulation, which is clearly orchestrated to mislead the public and imposed a candidate through back door”.
“The PDP is a party founded on an ideals of democracy, inclusiveness, and fairness. The processes leading to the emergence of candidates must be transparent, credible, and in accordance with the party’s constitution and the Electoral Act,” the group stated.
They insisted that no any aspirant has been adopted by the PDP in Nasarawa State as the sole candidate for any elective position.
They further added that the purported adoption lacked legitimacy, credibility, and the backing of the party organs or wider stakeholders.
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