Saraki States Reasons Why PDP Agreed To Hold National Convention In Port Harcourt

Dr. Bukola Saraki, Senate President, National Leader and a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, has confirmed that he was okay with the choice of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, as venue for the party’s national convention.

The Senate President, made the statement, after the party’s 83rd National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Abuja on Friday.

“We all agreed to hold it in Port Harcourt.

“Some of the issues that we are having before, which were reported in papers, we discussed that. Everybody decided that we should stay with the party.

“Where tempers flared, people apologised and everyone felt, yes there was a commitment to assure everybody that there will be free and fair primaries,” Dr. Saraki stated.

According to some reports, some aspirants had feared that the convention could be hijacked by Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike.

However, it was gathered that the party hierarchy had insisted the convention would go on at the venue, saying the choice was a “unanimous decision.”

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