Ondo Guber: PDP appoints ex-Governor Haruna chairman Screening Appeal Panel

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has set up the Ondo State Governorship Screening Appeal Panel to hear appeals arising from the screening of the Aspirants for its April governorship primary.

Sources said that two out of the seven aspirants for the Ondo State Governorship Election were not cleared to contest the party’s primary by the Senator Sam Egwu-led 8-man panel.

A statement by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, in Abuja on Sunday, named a former Governor of Adamawa State, Boni Haruna as the Chairman of the panel.

The Screening Appeal Committee is scheduled hear appeals from aspirants who are unsatisfied with the verdict of the Screening Committee.

The Appeal Panel is scheduled to entertain petitions on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at the NWC Hall, Wadata Plaza, PDP National Secretariat, Abuja FCT, at 10:00am.

Other members of the 13-member Appeal Panel are: Hon. Adewale Aribisala(Secretary); Hajiya Hadiza Adado, Mrs Nosa Aladeselu, Barr. Onwe Solomon Onwe, Hajiya Zainab Maina, Engr. Ajisafe Kamoru Toyese (NVC-SW); Chief Ali Odefa (NVC-SE); Chief Dan Osi Orbih (NVC-SS); Dr Emmanuel Nkavoa Bovoa (NVC-NE); and Hon. Theophilus Dakas Shan (NVC-NC).
Others are: Sen. Bello Hayatu Gwarzo (NVC-NW); Hon. Abdulmaleek Abduraheem Danga, and Bimbo Ogunleye(Admin Secretary).

“All Governorship aspirants, critical stakeholders, leaders and members of our Party in Ondo State are to take note and be guided accordingly,” Ologunagba stated.