The Lagos State Chapter of the Accord Party has postponed its local government and state congresses to elect new party officials to Jan. 10, 2022 and Jan. 15, 2022, respectively.
This latest development was disclosed on Sunday but the Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr Dele Oladeji.
The party had earlier scheduled both congresses for Dec. 15 and Dec.21, respectively but Oladeji stated that a change was needed to avail members who wanted to travel for festive seasons to do so.
According to him, the party wants to avail every member the opportunity to express their democratic right and participate in the congress.
He noted that members of the party who might have cause to travel for the Christmas and New Year celebrations should be back in Lagos State by early January.
Chairman of the 13-man Congress Committee, Mr Oluwarotimi Ajibola, had in November said that the decision to hold the congresses at the earlier announced dates was reached at the 6th Extra-Ordinary Meeting of the congress committee at the party’s secretariat in Lagos.
Ajibola also revealed that election campaigns would end on Dec. 12 for the Local Government congress and Dec. 18 for the state congress before promising to deliver a party congress devoid of rancour.
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