The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has setup an appeal panel on its just concluded primary for Anambra governorship election.
The gubernatorial appeal panel, according to a statement by PDP National Organising Secretary, Col. Austin Akobundu (rtd), in Abuja on Sunday, is chaired by the party National Chairman, Mr Uche Secondus. This was necessary as a crisis is seriously brewing within the opposition party.
Akobundu said that the Panel would consider appeals arising from the conduct of the Anambra State gubernatorial primary election. He said that the PDP National Working Committee also approved the nomination of Sen. Umaru Tsauri as Member/Secretary of the panel.
Other members of the panel are Elder Yemi Akinwonmi, Sen. Sulaiman Nazif, Akobundu, Dr Agbo Emmanuel, Hon. Abdullahi Maibasira, Hon. Adewale Aribisala, Kola Ologbondiyan, Hajiya Maryam Waziri, Hon. Udeh Okoye, Emmanuel Enoidem, Alh. Mai Adamu Mustaphaa. Taofik Arapaja, Hon. Theophilus Shan, Chief Dan Orbih,Dr. Emmanuel Bovoa Chief Ali Odefa, Aminu Abdullahi, Sule Lamido, Alhahji Adamu Maina Waziri, Sen. David Mark, Chief Onyema Ugochukwu, Erelu Olusola Obada and Sen. Emmanuel Ibokessien.
The appeal panelists are to meet on Tuesday, June 29 at the Wadata Plaza, Abuja at 1 p.m. There was serious confusion in Anambra over the conduct of the primary election as two PDP factions held separate elections.
Senator Ugochukwu Uba and Valentine Ozigbo were elected as party flag-bearers of the each respective faction.
