The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said it has noted
the refusal of Prof. Akasoba Duke-Abiola to collect her Presidential
Expression of Interest and Nomination forms in spite of the one week
extension granted by the party, which expires on Friday, November 14, to
accommodate teeming party faithful interested in running for respective
offices.
The party also noted that Prof. Duke-Abiola willfully refused to collect
her Expression of Interest form with Code number PD002/P and serial
number 0000003 and Nomination form with Code number PD003/P and serial
number 0000003 even after it was sent to her through her lawyers.
PDP National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh in a statement on Thursday
said Professor Duke-Abiola’s refusal to collect the forms suggests an
ulterior motive adding that other aspirants including Dr. Ghalil Tafawa
Balewa and President Goodluck Jonathan collected their forms on October
30th 2014 and November 6th 2014 respectively.
The party expressed surprise that Professor Duke-Abiola, chose to go to
court instead of taking advantage of the extension, which expires on
Friday, November 14 to collect her forms.
Stating that the aspirant still has until the close of November 14, 2014
to collect her formS, the PDP said failure to do so, it will have no
option than to consider her as not being interested in the contest, but
out to cause confusion and foment trouble in the party.