Court Reserves Ruling On Case To Re-Instate Tukur As PDP Chairman

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The Federal High Court Abuja has reserved judgment in a suit filed by an aspirant to the House of Representatives from Adamawa State, ‎Aliyu Abuba-Gurin seeking to unseat that National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Adamu Mu’azu and also cancel the planed delegates convention of the party.

At the resumed hearing of the suit , counsel to the plaintiff, Rotimi Oguneso, argued that the resignation of the immediate past chairman of the party, Mr Bamanga Tukur, did not comply with the provision of Section 47 (5) of the Constitution of the party which stipulates that a 30 days notice be given to the National Executive Committee (NEC) before the resignation of the national chairman of the  party

He further argued that the appointment of Mr Adamu Mu’azu as the new chairman did not follow the laid down provisions of the party constitution as such the court should set aside his appointment.

The second plaintiff, Mr Bamanga Tukur, who filed a counter claim argued that he was forced to resign his post as the national chairman of the party in order for the seven defected governors to come back to the party.

Tukur further stated that the NEC of the party has no power to appoint the national chairman, adding that the votes and proceedings of NEC held at Wadata House on January 15 and 20 which deliberated on his resignation as national chairman and appointment of Mu’azu as chairman are a nullity.

‎Opposing the application, counsel to PDP and Mu’azu, Mr Solomon Umor, asked the court to dismiss the suit on ground that the plaintiff lacks the right to institute such suit and that the counter claim filed by Bamanga Tukur is strange in law and cannot be accepted by court.