PDP Constitutes Screening, Appeal Committees for Kogi, Bayelsa Elections

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) Thursday empaneled two committees to screen the party’s
governorship aspirants Kogi State and Bayelsa State.

The committees will commence the screening exercise on Monday,
August 19.

The venues for the committees’ sitting are the NWC Hall of the
party’s national secretariat in Wuse, Abuja, and the PDP’s Legacy
Office in Maitama, Abuja, for Kogi State and Bayelsa State
respectively. Both screening will begin by 9 am. Abuja at 9am.

The Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde will head the screening of
the Kogi State’s governorship aspirants while Taraba State
Governor, Darius Ishaku, will head the screening of Bayelsa State’s
governorship aspirant.

Other members of the Kogi State’s screening committee are
Senator Clifford Pediatrician, Lamis Shehu Dillon, Hasana Dikko
while Chief Boyelayefa Debekeme will serve as secretary of the
committee.

Those on the committee to screen governorship aspirants in
Bayelsa State are Chukwuka Onuema, Mrs. Laurentia Mallam and Aisha
Aliyu. Maurice Tsav will serve as the committee’s secretary.

In addition, the Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya
Abaribe, will head appeal screening committee, which is expected to
sit on Wednesday, August 19.

Other members of the appeal committee include Abubakar Mustapha,
Chief Onyema Ugochukwu, Ibrahim Kazuare, Dr. Essy Olafeao, Emmanuel
Ogodo, Austin Umahi, G. T Kataps, Theophilus Dakashan, Mrs. Dewunmi
Williams and Ms. Devine Arong Amina, Victor Kwon will serve as
secretary of the appeal committee.

According to a document signed by the National Organising
Secretary of PDP, Col. Austin Akobundu (RTD), the setting up of the
panels were in line with party’s Electoral Guidelines for
primaries.