The National Working Committee (NWC) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has confirmed Dr. Stephen Odey as the party’s candidate in the October 31 Senatorial by-election in Cross River.
Rising from an emergency meeting which held at the party’s National Secretariat, the apex organ of the party (NWC), upheld the Teleb Tebite-led team’s report which affirmed Odey as the winner of the September 5, 2020 primary election in Ogoja, Cross River State.
Conveying the decision of the party, the national chairman of PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, said that the NWC, after duly considering the reports submitted by various teams, was convinced beyond doubts that Dr. Stephen Odey won the primary election.
Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in Calabar, which had monitored the election, on Monday, submitted its report to INEC National Chairman, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, in Abuja.
The INEC report, which was signed by the Cross River State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr Emmanuel Hart, also recognised Stephen Odey as the winner of the contentious primaries.
