PDP constitutes appeal panels for primary election disputes

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has established Appeal Panels to handle petitions and complaints that have arisen from its primaries for presidential, governorship, state, and National Assembly positions.

The panels were created to enhance transparency, fairness, and internal democracy within the party’s electoral process.

In a statement issued on Thursday, National Publicity Secretary Jungudo Mohammed said the panels would review complaints from aggrieved contestants and stakeholders.

“The appeal panels will hear and review appeals from contestants and stakeholders who are dissatisfied with the outcome of the primaries,” he said.

“They will also make recommendations in line with the party’s Constitution, Electoral Guidelines and relevant provisions of the law,” Mohammed added.

He said the move underscored the PDP’s commitment to credible candidate selection processes ahead of forthcoming elections.

According to Mohammed, the party’s National Chairman Abdulrahman Mohammed will chair the governorship and presidential appeals panel, with Samuel Anyanwu among its members.

Mohammed also disclosed that Suleiman Afolagbe will chair the state and National Assembly appeals panel.

The nine‑member state and National Assembly appeals panel is scheduled to sit on June 8 and June 9 at the National Working Committee Hall in the party’s national headquarters in Abuja.

The 24‑member governorship and presidential appeals panel will meet on June 10, also at the national headquarters in Abuja.

(NAN)

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