US EditionCourt rejects Lamido’s move to stop PDP National Convention
The court barred the Independent National Electoral Commission from recognizing the PDP convention due to failure to hold valid congresses in 14 states and procedural breaches, Justice Omotosho ruled.
- Justice James Omotosho barred the Independent National Electoral Commission on Friday from recognising the Peoples Democratic Party convention outcome while delivering judgment in Abuja.
- Aggrieved members argued no valid Congresses were held in 14 states before the PDP National Working Committee and National Executive Committee issued notices, and the court found the National Chairman signed notices without the National Secretary, making them void.
- Three aggrieved members—Austin Nwachukwu, Amah Abraham Nnanna and Turnah Alabh George—filed suit represented by Joseph Daudu, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, while Sule Lamido separately moved court on Oct. 28.
- The court ordered respondents to show cause within 72 hours and adjourned the matter until Nov. 6, invoking Order 26 rule 8 of the 2019 Rules of the Federal High Court.
- PDP officials responded that preparations will continue despite the judgment, with Debo Ologunagba calling it an assault on Nigeria's democracy while Nyesom Wike welcomed the ruling as a check on impunity.
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Court Rejects Sule Lamido’s Request Seeking To Stop PDP Convention
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, refused to grant an application filed by former Gov. Sule Lamido of Jigawa, seeking an order restraining the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from proceeding with its scheduled national convention. Lamido, in the motion ex-parte moved by his lawyer, Jeph Njikonye, SAN, had prayed the court to make the interim order, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice filed alongside. Justice Pet…
Court rejects Lamido’s move to stop PDP National Convention
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday declined to grant an application filed by former Jigawa governor, Sule Lamido, to stop the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, from proceeding with its scheduled National Convention. Lamido, in the motion ex parte moved by his lawyer, Jeph Njikonye, SAN, prayed the court to make the interim order, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice. Justice Peter Lifu, in a ruling, ordered the PDP a…
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