The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday formally announced former governor of Ekiti, Ayo Fayose, as the party’s flag bearer in the upcoming governorship election in the state.
A statement issued by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, says the NWC received and ratified the report of the Ekiti State Governorship Primary Electoral Committee.
“After thorough consideration of the report, the NWC approved the result and upheld the nomination of Ayo Fayose as the candidate of the PDP for the June 2014 governorship election in Ekiti state.
“The NWC commended the committee for the conduct of a peaceful and transparent exercise and urged all PDP members in the state including the other aspirants to support the candidate of the party to ensure a successful outing at the governorship election,” Metuh states.