Senator Bukola Saraki, who is the immediate past Senate President of Nigeria and a two-time Governor of Kwara state, was on Tuesday welcomed back to the state capital Ilorin by a mammoth crowd, as he joins other Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) faithful for the ongoing party congress.
Senator Bukola Saraki who has had a very busy day, in a short video shared on his official social media handle on Tuesday 5th October 2021, was seen being welcomed by a mammoth crowd as he arrives at the venue of the party congress in his Local Government in Kwara State.
The party congress is the ongoing Local Government Congresses across Kwara State. The Senate President arrived at the venue of the Ilorin West Local Government Congress to participate in the process.
What States Are Holding Party Congresses?
The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party in July, approved the timetable and schedule of activities for the 2021 congresses of the party. And according to the timetable released then, the party congresses will hold in nine states which include Lagos, Oyo, Adamawa, Kebbi, Borno, Kogi, Osun, Kwara and Ebonyi.
In the statement, the PDP pointed out that in the case of Lagos, Oyo, Adamawa, Kebbi, Borno, Kogi, Osun and Kwara states, the tenure of the Excos by Section 47(1) of the PDP Constitution (as amended) would be expiring, having been elected in 2017.
The party’s spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan, has said then that: “For clarity, in Kogi State, congresses are to hold only in Wards and Local Governments, while in Osun, congresses are to hold in some respective wards only.
“However, in the case of Ebonyi, congress would be conducted to elect new EXCOs following the dissolution of the state structure due to political realignments occasioned by the defection of the state governors and others to another party.
“According to the timetable, the sale of nomination forms, including ad-hoc delegates forms has been scheduled for July 26 to August 27, 2021, while the last day for the submission of forms has been fixed for September 6, 2021. Sale of all forms are from the National Secretariat.
“The NWC urges all members of the party and teeming supporters across the country, particularly in the affected states, to be guided by the official timetable and schedule of events and disregard any other document reported to have being earlier circulated by unauthorised persons.”