PDP members ask court to halt Mu’azu’s forced resignation

Two members of the Peoples Democratic Party, Tasiu Iliyasu Hussaini and Waziri Amadu, have filed a suit before the Federal Territory High Court in Abuja to stop alleged plots of forcing the National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu, and other members of the party’s National working Committee, to resign.

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In their suit CV/1831/15, dated May 14, 2015, the plaintiffs want the court to restrain the party from dissolving the National Working Committee or forcing its members to resign their positions without following required procedure laid down by the party’s Constitution.

“These calls for the dissolution and resignation are against the provisons of our constitution and our collective resolve as members of the 1st defendant (PDP),” a supporting affidavit deposed to by Hussaini read in part.

The affidavit further read, “It is in the interest of all the parties to this action that the constitution of the 1st defendants obeyed to the letter.

“It will be in the interest of justice to grant the reliefs sought in this suit and prevent any violation of the clear and unambiguous provisions of our constitution.”

The defendants are the PDP and Mua’zu and other members of the NWC.

The other NWC members include,  Deputy ,National Chairman, Chief Uche Secondus; National Secretary,  Prof. Wale Oladipo; Deupty National Secretary, Solomo Onwe; National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh; National Women Leader, Chief Kema Chikwe.

Others are National Financial Secretary, Bolaji Anani, National Legal Adviser, Victor Kwom; National Organising Secretary, Abubakar Mustapha,National Youth Leader, Hussaini Maibasira; National Treasurer, Bala Buhari; and National Auditor, Adewale Adeyanju.

In the supporting affidavit, the plaintiffs, said some leaders of the party were calling for the dissolution of the NWC of the party because of the defeat suffered in the last election.

The affidavit added that the calls for their resignation was against the spirit of the constitution of the party and the collective resolve of party members “to reposition the party for success in future elections.”

No date has been fixed for the hearing of the case.

PDP members ask court to halt Mu’azu’s forced resignation