By Folorunso Alagbede, Abuja
The Mohammed Adoke, SAN, led Osun State Governorship Screening Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday screened six of the aspirants.
The PDP governorship primary in Osun State is scheduled to hold on March 9, this year
Adoke, SAN, while answering questions from Journalists at the end of the close door exercise, which held at the Wadata House national secretariat of the PDP, assured that the report of the committee will be ready in 48 hours time.
Adoke, a former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, explained that his committee only had few petitions to clarify in the course of the screening.
The screening committee, the Chairman assured, will work towards building necessary trust within the party members with a view to ensure the success of the party in the forthcoming elections.
Anenih, SAN, said, “There were just some few petitions which we needed to clarify.
“I can assure you that we shall turn in our report by the next 48hrs.
“Six of them turned in for the screening and we screened all of them and we are satisfied with the answers they gave us.
“We ensured that the process was transparent, we ensured that they were given fair hearing and we ensured that we executed the mandate given to us by the party.
“We ensured that we worked with the dictates of our conscience and dictates of fairness.
“As a party in opposition, preparing to win the next election, we ensured we built the necessary trust within the party members so that we can work in tandem with our objective which is to win the Osun State election”, he said.
Among the aspirants screened yesterday were; Dr Akin Ogunbiyi, Senator Ademola Adeleke, Mr Dotun Babayemi, Mr Dele Adeleke and Omirin Emmanuel Oluseye
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