The long awaited Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) convention has kicked off. This follows after the National Chairman opening speech followed by the National anthem.

Delegates have taken their rightful positions according to states as was mapped out by the organizing committee.

Below are some of the pictures and highlights of the convention.:

Bauchi';;s space still empty, delegates yet to arrive as at when the convention started

All the presidential aspirants will address the audience tonight, as follows

Atiku Abubakar

Datti Baba-Ahmed

Attahiru Bafarawa

Ibrahim Dankwambo

Jonah Jang

Rabi Kwankwaso

Sule Lamido

Ahmed Makarfi

David Mark

Bukola Saraki

Aminu Tambuwal

Kabiru Turaki

                          Bauchi delegates has arrived

                                      National working committee

                         Hassan Ibrahim Dankwambo';;s arrival

                                               Fayose arrival

                             Convention Chairman Dogara speaks

                 Attahiru Bafarawa after his speech

                                  Saraki after his speech

                    Tambuwal addressing the delegates

   Security agents mounting the polling booth. We';re getting closer to the election.

Here the delegates decides who wears the helmet to face their main opposition party.

This follows immediately after former president Goodluck Jonathan addressed the audience, he was flanked by his former deputy Namadi Sambo and a few other individuals. 

Okowa is currently dishing out the voting guidelines.

Some of the rules are:

No phones at the voting cubicle

Two states will be called at the same time.

The left cubicle are for the delegates on the left, while the right are for the delegates at the right.

The number of accredited voters will be confirmed with the results

No two delegates can approach one cubicle at the same time, else they will be disqualified

Ballot papers will be given out per delegate.

Delegates are to use their thumb to press on the ink load and vote alone in the cubicle provided. 

At the end of that process, the next two states will be called upon.

When voting is over, sorting and counting will commence in the presence of aspirants and their agents.

Delegates will watch from a distance and ensure everything is transparent

Seal is on every ballot paper so that no delegate is able to bring another ballot paper in.