Chaos erupts as PDP gets 2 new chairmen, factions hold parallel election

– Two chairmen emerged at the PDP congress held in Kebbi state

– Parallel elections were held in the state by two factions led by Alhaji Musa Dan Illela and Alhaji Ali Bagudo

– Alhaji Ibrahim Shehu Gusau, the caretaker chairman sent by the national headquarters in Abuja to conduct the election, could not attend any of the parallel election

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) congress in Kebbi state saw the emergence of two party chairmen on Wednesday, May 11.

Two factions led by Alhaji Musa Dan Illela and Alhaji Ali Bagudo respectively, conducted parallel elections, Leadership reports.

Both factions were aspiring for the chairmanship position of the party.

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The Dan Illela faction conducted their own congress at the Birnin Kebbi race course where Alhaji Musa Dan Illela was elected as the chairman with 748 votes out of the total votes of 818 casted by delegates.

While Illela’s faction was busy conducting its election, the Ali Bagudo’s faction conducted their own at Gwadangaji where the delegates voted for Alhaji Ali Bagudo, as the chairman of the party.

Report has it that Alhaji Ibrahim Shehu Gusau, the caretaker chairman sent by the national headquarters in Abuja to reconcile the warring factions and conduct the election could not attend any of the parallel election conducted.

This was due to the chaotic situation which erupted earlier at Safar Hotel in Birnin Kebbi where the caretaker chairman and other electoral team stayed.

Illela’s faction alleged that Bagudo’s faction was trying to persuade the caretaker chairman to manipulate the result sheets in favour of Alhaji Ali Bagudo.

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Ahead of its national convention scheduled for May 21 in Port Harcourt, PDP has been holding congresses across the 36 states. Some of those congresses were hit by crisis.

Last week, the National Working Committee of the party cancelled ward congresses in three states, Adamawa, Lagos and Osun.

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