PDP sets up 24-member appeal panel for Osun governorship primary

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The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has appointed a 24-member Governorship Primary Appeal Panel to consider petitions arising from the Osun State governorship primary ahead of the 2026 election.

PUNCH Online had reported that Adebayo Adedamola emerged as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the Osun 2026 election, in absence of Ademola Adeleke, who just defected.

Adedamola polled 919 votes out of 957 cast in the primary held in Osogbo, the state capital.

The announcement was made in a statement issued on Monday by the National Organising Secretary, Theophilus Shan.

According to the party, the appeal sitting will hold on Thursday, 11 December 2025, at the Bauchi Governor’s Lodge, Tatari Ali House, behind the ECOWAS Secretariat, Asokoro District, Abuja, with proceedings scheduled for 11am.

The PDP noted that the panel will operate strictly within the provisions of party and national regulations.

“In carrying out this assignment, the Panel is expected to be guided strictly by the PDP Constitution (2025 as amended), the Electoral Guidelines for Party Primary and Electoral Act, 2022,” the statement read.

Panel Composition 1. Kabiru Turaki, SAN – Chairman 2. Taofeek Arapaja – Secretary 3. Daniel Woyengikuro – Member 4. Hamza Koshe – Member 5. Ihediwa Nnabugwu – Member 6. Isa Abubakar – Member 7. Okechukwu Daniel – Member 8. Theophilus Shan – Member 9. Ini Ememobong – Member 10. Aribisala Idowu – Member 11. Bara’u Shafi’i – Member 12. Ogbu Chinenyenwa – Member 13. Emmanuel Ogidi – Member 14. Kamorudeen Ajisafe – Member 15. Bello Gwarzo – Member 16. Francis Orogu – Member 17. Ali Odeafa – Member 18. Umar Babangida – Member 19. Chief Obasi Elebe (SE) – Member 20. Mark OgbolE (NC) – Member 21. Nuhu Bajoga (NW) – Member 22. Shariff Abdullahi (NE) – Member 23. Ojo Micheal Oke (SW) – Member 24. Onyia Ejiofor (SS) – Member

Administrative Secretaries: – Emmanuel Ekpe – Suleiman Usman

The party congratulated the appointees, ending the statement with “Congratulations!”

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