The commission said that 157 associations failed to satisfy the criteria needed to proceed to the next round
The party had been embroiled in the issue of retaining the state working committee, led by Mr Ikem.
“Since Ekiti was created, no governor has done a second term in a stretch. This has continually retarded our progress as a state,” said the governor.
The caucus of state leadership of the PDP had made the decision for the Ikem-led SWC to continue in office for another term.
Solomon Abuba, newly sworn-in chairman of Ahoada East LGA in Rivers, has pledged to discharge the responsibilities of his office with sincerity, humility, and dedication.
Ikechukwu Eze, special adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan, in a statement in Abuja, said the dialogue would also attract global development experts.
Mr Namadi said that the primary goal of the collaboration is to create and sustain a peaceful and secure environment for the residents of Jigawa.
The name of Godwin Akper, a candidate for the position of vice-chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria, is missing from the congregation list.
Aisha Yesufu described Mr El-Rufai as a politician with huge “nuisance value”, and in politics, one must deal with both the “good, bad and ugly.”
PDP said the action also comes as part of the antics being deployed several times by the APC-controlled Senate and the federal government to suffocate the opposition.
