The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has fixed March 7 for Osun State governorship primary election ahead of its governorship election slated for July 16, 2022.
In a statement released on Thursday by the party’s National Organizing Secretary, Umar M. Bature.
The party’s National Working Committee (NWC) had, on January 10, named a five-member screening panel chaired by Mohammed Bello Adoke, former Attorney-General of the federation, for the 2022 governorship primary in the state.
The panel had cleared all aspirants for the exercise.
According to Bature, a stakeholders’ meeting on the forthcoming election will hold on February 1 in Abuja, while ward congresses to elect delegates will take place two weeks after the meeting.
According to him, “The National Working Committee (NWC) of our great party, the PDP at its 544th meeting Wednesday, the 26th of January, 2022, after a careful consideration, approved the Osun State Screening Committee and Appeal Panel reports, which cleared all the six gubernatorial aspirants.”
“To this effect, all cleared aspirants are to note the following important activities: Osun State Stakeholders meeting with the NWC in Abuja – Tuesday, February 01, 2022; ward congresses to elect 3-Man Ad-Hoc Ward Delegates – Wednesday, February 16 – 17, 2022; LGA Congresses to elect (1) National Delegate per local government and Person Living With Disability (PLWD) – Saturday, February 26, 2022; party primary (to elect flagbearer) – Monday, March 07, 2022.”
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The governorship election is scheduled to hold on July 16, 2022.
Among the governorship aspirants seeking to contest on the platform of the PDP are Ademola Adeleke, the party’s candidate in the 2018 election.
Meanwhile, the party’s National Organizing Secretary also revealed that the National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP has constituted the Gubernatorial Appeal Panel to consider appeals arising from the conduct of the governorship primary election for the upcoming 2022 governorship election in Ekiti State.
He announced that a 25-member Appeal Panel is scheduled to sit Friday (today) at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja.
He said members of the Appeal Panel would be chaired by the PDP National Chairman, Dr Iyorchia Ayu.
Other members include Amb. Umar Iliya Damagum, Amb. Taofeek Arapaja, Arch. Setonji Koshoedo, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, Kamaldeen Adeyemi Ajibade, SAN, Alhaji Ahmed Yayari Mohammed, Daniel Ambrose Woyengikuro, Prof. Stella Effah-Attoe, Muhammed Kadade Suleiman and Okechukwu Obiechina Daniel.
The committee, according to him, has the party’s National Secretary, Sen. Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu, as Secretary, are; Hon. Olasoji Adagunodo, Chief Ali Obasi Odefa, Chief Dan Osi Orbih, Mr. Emmanuel Nicovoa Bovoa, Rt. Hon. Theophilus Dakas Shan, Dr. Aminu Abdullahi, Alhaja Mutitat Ladoja, Mrs. Fidelia A. Njeze, Sen. Liyel Imoke, Mrs. Laurencia Malam, Alhaji Adamu Maina Waziri and Prof. Jerry Gana.
