Rival candidates expose deepening split in Plateau NDC chapter
A dispute within the NDC in Plateau State has produced rival governorship candidates. Jonathan Akuns emerged unopposed at the party’s May 29 primary and is recognised by the national leadership, while the state chapter later affirmed Alfred Damiyal after a separate exercise in September, Premium Times reports.
The dispute within the NDC in Plateau State has escalated, with rival factions producing separate candidates for the governorship contest. Jonathan Akuns emerged unopposed at the party’s primary on May 29 and is recognised by the NDC’s national leadership, according to Premium Times. The report does not provide the number of delegates who attended that exercise.
The state chapter subsequently affirmed Alfred Damiyal as its candidate after a separate exercise in September. The competing decisions have left the party with two names claiming the nomination. The supplied material does not say whether either faction has taken the dispute to court, whether electoral authorities have accepted a candidate, or how the disagreement will be resolved.
It also gives no details of the allegations made by either camp.
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