NDC dismisses unofficial primay results on social media, says NEC to announce official outcome

The Nigeria Democratic Party (NDC) has dismissed the primary election results currently circulating on social media as unofficial, noting that its National Executive Council (NEC) would meet tomorrow and next to deliberate on the outcome of the exercise.

The party said only the NEC is empowered to announce the outcome of the primaries and urged members of the public to disregard any purported results being shared online.

In a statement yesterday by the National Publicity Secretary, Osa Director, the party said the results of the primaries remain with the NEC pending its consideration and approval.

According to the statement, the National Leader of the party, Senator Seriake Dickson, has directed the convening of a NEC meeting to consider issues arising from the primary elections.

The party disclosed that NEC members had been invited to Abuja for a pre-NEC meeting on June 2, while the main council meeting is scheduled to hold on June 3.

“The results of the primaries are with the National Executive Council of our great party. They are solely responsible for announcements of results,” the statement said.

The NDC stressed that reports and candidate lists being circulated on social media did not emanate from the party and should therefore be treated as false and unofficial.

It added that party members, stakeholders and the general public would be informed of the official outcome of the primaries after the completion of internal processes and the submission of the names of successful candidates to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The party reiterated its commitment to a transparent and orderly nomination process and urged members to await official communication from its leadership.

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Dele Fashomi

Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.

Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.

He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.

Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).

He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.

He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.

Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled:  Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.

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