Anambra Guber Election: PDP Appeal Panel Meets Tuesday As Impasse Lingers

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has set up an appeal panel to look into the emergence of two gubernatorial candidates during its its just-concluded primary for the Anambra governorship election.

The development has created confusion in the party as it might go into the governorship election with a divided house.

PDP National Organising Secretary Austin Akobundu, announced the constitution of the panel on Sunday.

Akobundu said the party’s chairman, Uche Secondus, chairs the panel.

Akobundu disclosed another mandate of the panel will be to look into appeals arising from the PDP Anambra gubernatorial primary.

He added that the PDP National Working Committee also approved Umaru Tsauri as member and secretary of the panel.

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Members of the panel are Yemi Akinwonmi, Sulaiman Nazif, Mr Akobundu, Agbo Emmanuel, Abdullahi Maibasira, Adewale Aribisala, Kola Ologbondiyan, Hajiya Maryam Waziri, Udeh Okoye, Emmanuel Enoidem, Mai Adamu Mustaphaa. Taofik Arapaja, and Theophilus Shan.

Others include Dan Orbih, Emmanuel Bovoa, Ali Odefa, Aminu Abdullahi, Sule Lamido, Adamu Maina Waziri, David Mark, Onyema Ugochukwu, Erelu Olusola Obada and Emmanuel Ibokessien.

Akobundu explained that the panel would meet on June 29 at the Wadata Plaza, Abuja, at 1:00 p.m.

There was confusion in Anambra over the conduct of the primary as two PDP factions held separate elections. Ugochukwu Uba and Valentine Ozigbo were elected to represent the party in the November 6 contest.

While Uba was elected candidate of the faction led by Chukwudi Imeaba, Mr Ozigbo was elected by another faction.

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