By Gift ChapiOdekina, Abuja
Spokesperson of the opposition lawmakers coalition in the House of Representatives, Ikenga Ugochinyere, has faulted the court order restraining the National Executive Committee, NEC, and Board of Trustees, BoT, of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, from removing Umar Damagun as the Acting National Chairman of the party.
According to Ugochinyere in a statement on Friday, the court order didn’t stop the National Working Committee, NWC, of PDP before they sacked the acting National Chairman, Illiya Damagun.
He said there was no federal or state high court order before the long overdue removal of Damagun as PDP Chairman.
Recall that following the suspension of Illiya Damagun as the Acting National Chairman and others, PDP’s NWC approved the appointment of Alhaji Yayari Ahmed Mohammed (Present National Treasurer of PDP) as the Acting National Chairman.
But Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, restrained the party’s NEC and BoT from removing Umar Damagun as the Acting National Chairman of the party.
The court ordered that no other person must be recognised as PDP national chairman other than Damagun until the national convention of the party scheduled for December next year.
Justice Lifu issued the restraining order against PDP NEC, BoT and others while delivering judgment in a suit instituted against them by Senator Umar El-Gash Maina.
The judge held that in line with Articles 42, 47 and 67 of PDP, it is only at the National Convention of the party that national officers can be elected .
Ugochinyere further reacting to the judgement said that the Court order didn’t stop the NWC before they sacked the acting National Chairman, Illiya Damagun.
He said that Justice Lifu order “in Favour of pro-Wike APC backed PDP faction came after Damagun has been suspended.
He insists that Alhaji Yayari Ahmed Mohammed remains the acting chair, while the party awaits the NEC meeting later this month.
He, however, urged the courts to stay away from internal party affairs.
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