The Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), has announced through its National convention planning Committee Chairman, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa state that the party will be using two venues for its elective National convention coming up on the 30th and 31st of October 2021.
He made this disclosure yesterday at the party’s National Secretariat after a meeting of the Convention planning Committee at the party’s National Secretariat, Abuja which also had the governors of Bayelsa, Diri and Oyo state, Makinde in attendance.
Fintiri stated that the two venues will be Old parade ground for accreditation and Eagles Square for the convention proper.
“We expect that sales of forms will commence on Monday and we also expect that the screening committee should also commence and conclude their work on or before the end of next week so that those who are vying, will go about and do their campaign.
“Venue has been secured, that is the Eagle square and it is ours on that day, 30th and 31st.
We’ve also secured the Area 10, Old Parade Ground which will serve as venue for accreditation.
We’re urging the accreditation committee to work on using these venues in liaison with the transport committee. Delegates with then be conveyed from the Old Parade Ground to the Eagles square.”
He added that the decision was reached in other to accommodate the expected 6,000 Delegates from the 36 states of the country and the FCT and also to fasten the process.
The PDP elective National convention will hold on 30-31 October 2021.