2019: Do not defect after primaries -PDP appeals to aspirants

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has pleaded with its aspirants not
to defect to other parties if they lose in the coming primaries
scheduled to hold between September 20th to 6th October 2018 as
directed by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

The plea was made by the Bauchi state chairman of the party, Alhaji
Hamza Koshe Akuyam.

Akuyam said that losing out at the primaries does not mean anything
negative, stressing that in every game, there must be a winner and a
loser.

He urged aspirants to develop team spirit, adding that it is the only
thing needed to enable the party to win at the general elections.

Hamza Akuyam while speaking on Friday when an aspirant for the Federal
House of Representatives from Toro Federal constituency of the state,
Engineer Joshua Titus Sanga submitted his expression of interest form
at the party Secretariat in Bauchi appealed to all genuine party
members to rally round the party no matter the results of the
primaries.

The PDP chairman who was represented by the state youth leader,
Murtala Abubakar, however, promised that there would be no imposition
of candidates.

"We assure all aspirants contesting for different positions in the PDP
that our primary elections will be free and fair. We will do justice
to all aspirants.

" Therefore, it will be unfair for aspirants who lose the elections to
defect from the party. Let all party members unite and support our
candidates so that we can triumph in the next 2019 general elections,"
he pleaded.