A Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped the Peoples Democratic
Party from going ahead with its planned national convention scheduled to
take place on August 17.
The Ali Modu Sheriff-faction of the national leadership of the
Peoples Democratic Party had filed an application on July 4 for an
interlocutory injunction seeking to stop the convention.
The faction said it filed the suit numbered FHC/ABJ/CS/464/2016 for
themselves and on behalf of the Executive Committee/National Working
Committee of the PDP.
The suit has only the Independent National Electoral Commission and the PDP as the defendants.
The plaintiffs had contended that that by virtue of the PDP’s Constitution, they must remain in office till 2018.
They also urged the court to declare all moves aimed at removing,
replacing or conducting fresh elections into their offices as illegal,
unlawful, unconstitutional, null and void.
Source:The Punch
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