In a bid to address the allegations of misconducts and malpractices that have trailed the just concluded local government chairmanship primaries, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has set up appeal committee.
The committee will be steered by the Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Hon. Lawal Pedro with Otunba Abiodun Olufowobi as secretary.
The inauguration of the committee was made known by the party’s publicity secretary, Mogaji Seye Oladejo in a press statement made available to Theliberationnews on Monday.
The statement reads: “Sequel to address the successful conduct of primaries for the emergence of candidates towards the July 12 Local Government elections, the Lagos State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has inaugurated an Appeal Committee to look into pockets of protests from dissatisfied aspirants who participated in the exercise.
“The committee which is made up of Mr. Lawal Pedro SAN , who is also the Attorney-General and Honorable Commissioner for Justice in Lagos State and Otunba Abiodun Olufowobi as Secretary.
“Other members are Rt. Hon. Jokotola Pelumi, a former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Lanre Ogunyemi, a former honorable member of the house of assembly and State Secretary of the party and Chief Chukwudi Adiukwu.
“We hereby advise discontented aspirants to submit their appeals to the committee not later than 12noon on Tuesday 13th May, 2025.”
