The ODM Party National Executive Committee (NEC) has endorsed former Prime Minister Raila Odinga as the Azimio La Umoja coalition presidential candidate.
This follows a meeting held at a Nairobi Hotel on Thursday, February 24, 2022.
According to a statement issued by the party, amongst the matters discussed were proposed amendments to the Party Constitution and Nomination Rules and the upcoming General Elections.
"That the NEC proposes to the NGC to adopt amendments to the Party Constitution to include the Disability League and the Council of County Coordinating Committee Chairs as Organs of the Party.
"That the NEC will be proposing to the NGC to adopt amendments to our Party Nomination Rules to provide for Four methods of Nominating Party Candidates namely Consensus, Direct Ticket, delegates system and Universal suffrage by registered Members of the Party," the statement read in part.
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The NEC meeting further proposed to defer Elections of National Officials to 2023 and that harmonization be done to fill existing vacancies in the NEC for the time being. This the party stated was in light of the constraints brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The committee also proposed that the NGC ratify the decision by NEC that the ODM formally Joins the Azimio La Umoja Coalition/ Coalition Party.
"That further the NGC/NDC of the Party do propose the Right Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga as the Presidential Candidate for the Azimio La Umoja Coalition/Coalition Party," the statement read.
"That the National Elections Board is directed to forthwith invite applications for Candidates king the Party's ticket for positions of Governor, MP, and Memb Assembly," the statement signed by Secretary-General Edwin Sifuna concluded.
