A Chairmanship aspirant to the office of the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, High Chief Raymond Dokpesi
on Saturday faulted the PDP National Leadership elections, describing it as an unfair process capable of jeopardizing the fortunes of the party.
Dokpesi told newsmen at the convention ground that the process of voting had been rigged, following the distribution of a unity list containing names of candidates believed to have won elections into various National leadership positions in the party.
He explained that the 21 names of candidates contained in the list appeared on the ballot papers as number one and in the Voting boots as number one.
He said complaints were lodged to the chairman of the PDP electoral committee, Hon Gabriel Susuan who confirmed that he had seen the list with some delegates but he wasoverwhelmed.
Dokpesi said it was unfortunate that a party which was just getting out of a major leadership crisis wouldl be involved in acts of impunity and election malpractice.
The media magnate however called on the party leadership to urgently rectify what he called an anomaly and a charade before it becomes another major challenge in the party, ahead 2019 general elections.
However, the Secretary of the Media Committee of the Commission who was also a former National Publicity Secretary of the Party, Hon John Odey. Said that the list in circulation tagged ‘Unity list” was not signed thus showing that it was a fake one