Court Okays Move To Re-instate Bamanga Tukur, Stop PDP Convention Justice Evoh Chukwu of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has okayed the moves to stop the planned Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) convention scheduled for December 10 and 11, 2014. The court in a ruling after an exparté motion moved by counsel to the plaintiff, Aliyu Ayuba Gubrin, a House of Representatives aspirant from Adamawa State, Lilian Ojimma, asked the plaintiff to put the ruling party on notice on the pendency of the suit. He adjourned the case to November 20, 2014 to argue the motion on notice seeking to stop the PDP from holding its convention. In the originating summons, the plaintiff is seeking the removal of Mu’azu as the chairman of the PDP. The plaintiff also in a motion on notice asked the court to restrain Mu’azu from acting as the chairman of the party. The originating summons has been fixed for December 20, 2014. In the motion on notice, the court was asked to stop the planned national convention of the PDP scheduled for December 10 and 11. The party is expected to adopt President Goodluck Jonathan as the sole candidate of the party at the convention for next year’s presidential election. The plaintiff, in suit number FHC/AbJ/CS/821/2014 and dated November 10, 2014 said the resignation of the immediate past chairman of the party, Alh Bamanga Tukur, did not comply with the provision of Section 47(5) of the constitution of the party which stipulates that a 30-day notice be given to the national executive committee by Bamanga Tukur. The defendants in the suit are the PDP, Alh Tukur, Mu’azu and the Indepedent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In the suit, the plaintiff asked for an order of interlocutory injunction restraining the PDP from holding its national convention slated for December 10 and 11 under the chairmanship of Adamu Mu’azu pending the determination of the suit. He also asked for an order of the court restraining Mu’azu from acting as the national chairman of the PDP pending the final determination of the suit. Last week, two separate suits challenging the appointment of Mu’azu were withdrawn at the court and about two days later, another fresh suit was filed before the court seeking the ouster of Mu’azu as the party chairman.
Posted on: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 02:57:41 +0000