…seeks order barring INEC from accepting outcome

Barely 24 hours to the scheduled national convention of the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Friday, approached the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, praying it to invalidate the outcome of the convention.

PDP, in the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CR/389/2022, equally urged the court to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from recognizing, communicating with, dealing with or having any business whatsoever with the APC as a registered political party.

Cited as 1st to 5th Defendants in the matter, are; INEC, All Progressive Congress, APC, Registered Trustees of APC, All Progressives Congress Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), National Chairman, APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee.

Specifically, PDP, is praying the court to determine; “Whether upon a consideration of section 223(2) (b) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as altered, the leadership of the 2nd Defendant (APC) can be made up of only 13 members as presently constituted by the 4th Defendant and forwarded/registered with the 1st Defendant, and if answered in the negative, whether the 2nd Defendant has any valid leadership, properly so called, forwarded/registered with the 1st Defendant in compliance with section 222(1) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as altered) and whether any act done by the said leadership is valid and founded in law.

“If the answer to the 2nd and 3rd legs of the issue in paragraph 1 above is further in the negative, whether the 2nd Defendant is not liable to be de-registered as a political party pursuant to sections 222 (a), 223 (2) (b) and 225 (a) of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as altered)”.

Upon determination of the legal questions, PDP, prayed the court for; “A declaration that by the express provisions of section 223 (2) (b) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as altered), the leadership of the 2rd Defendant cannot be made up of only 13 members as presently constituted by the 4th Defendant and forwarded/registered with the 1st Defendant.

“A declaration that the 2nd Defendant has no valid leadership, properly so called, forwarded/registered with the 1st Defendant in compliance with section 222(1) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as altered).

“A declaration that all the prior actions and subsequent actions undertaken by the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Defendants are null and void and of no effect whatsoever.

“A declaration that the 2nd Defendant is liable to be de-registered by the 1st Defendant as a political party pursuant to section 222 (a), 223 (2) (b) and 225A of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as altered.

“An order de-registering the 2nd Defendant as a political party having failed to meet the requirements of section 222(a), 223 (2) (b) and 225 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as altered.

As well as, “An order of perpetual injunction restraining the 1st Defendant, either by itself or through its officers, employers, assigns, privies or agents from recognizing, communicating with, dealing with or having any business whatsoever with the 2nd Defendant as a registered political party”.

Meanwhile, no date has been fixed for hearing of the suit.

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Mynd44

As a bonafide ipob yut from mud enclave I support this step by PDP and I hope APC is disqualified from the 2023 general election

How?

PDP is the most dumb institution in Africa.

APC as we all know is not a political party rather a conglomerate of strange bedfellows.

This PDP sef.

Dem no just wan get sense.

APC should be very careful to avoid what happened in rivers state to repeat itself.
those guys in PDP are very sound compared to APC when it comes to legal matters, we should not even forget about what happened in zamfara. Believe me, the plan is just to put legal landmines for the ruling party even before the elections.

The court will rule that PDP is an interloper and therefore should pay a fine of 500,000 to the court for wasting its time.
How can PDP go to court to stop another party’s convention?

Except the case is assigned to Wike’s judge. Who is always doing his hatchet jobs.

Noted

seanfer:
The court will rule that PDP is an interloper and therefore should pay a fine of 500,000 to the court for wasting its time.
How can PDP go to court to stop another party’s convention?

Except the case is assigned to Wike’s judge. Who is always doing his hatchet jobs.

Gbam.pdp is just setting itself up for ridicule

udoji2021:
APC should be very careful to avoid what happened in rivers state to repeat itself.
those guys in PDP are very sound compared to APC when it comes to legal matters, we should not even forget about what happened in zamfara. Believe me, the plan is just to put legal landmines for the ruling party even before the elections.

Pdp is a very foolish party.the courts has from time immemorial ruled that a party cannot sue another party over its internal affairs....the court needs to sanction pdp

garfield1:


Pdp is a very foolish party.the courts has from time immemorial ruled that a party cannot sue another party over its internal affairs....the court needs to sanction pdp

You don't get my point, do you? these kind of court cases are for distraction and waiting for a loophole somewhere to capitalize on it if there is a way.
did you believe that all apc will be disqualified before it happened?

just give it to pdp when it comes to legal matters, those guys are wiser than apc abeg

These fools never ready for election, well, what do you expecting when the majority party supporter are brain Dead ipob that See Tinubu in their dream.

PDP are not even worthy to be an opposition party.
Bunch of unserious people.

I thought PDP Dundees say their party is confident of victory, why the panic?

Yamiriflathead:
As a bonafide ipob yut from mud enclave I support this step by PDP and I hope APC is disqualified from the 2023 general election

You support it cos the outcome won’t favour your candidate abi

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What in those state are intera party affairs.
quote author=udoji2021 post=111367850]APC should be very careful to avoid what happened in rivers state to repeat itself.
those guys in PDP are very sound compared to APC when it comes to legal matters, we should not even forget about what happened in zamfara. Believe me, the plan is just to put legal landmines for the ruling party even before the elections.[/quote]

Shetemi12:
PDP is the most dumb institution in Africa.

You just type whatever comes to your brain. Do you even understand what is being argued? No need, with your half-baked JSSCE, we do not expect you to comptrhend.

udoji2021:
APC should be very careful to avoid what happened in rivers state to repeat itself.
those guys in PDP are very sound compared to APC when it comes to legal matters, we should not even forget about what happened in zamfara. Believe me, the plan is just to put legal landmines for the ruling party even before the elections.

They buy justice

PDP HAVE LOST THE CAPACITY TO WIN THE 2023 ELECTION
Is ATIKU's vote still in the INEC SERVER

udoji2021:


You don't get my point, do you? these kind of court cases are for distraction and waiting for a loophole somewhere to capitalize on it if there is a way.
did you believe that all apc will be disqualified before it happened?

just give it to pdp when it comes to legal matters, those guys are wiser than apc abeg

Oga nothing like that,there is no loophole anywhere or even distraction.no judge will accept such a foolish case....zamfara own was clear.APC didn't conduct primaries and a contestant rightly sued them.pdp knows at the election ground,they stand no chance

Hahahahahaha.... this pdp na group of clowns.
Is pdp now a member of Apc? So where did they get the locus to sue the apc on issues concerning their internal affairs?

These guys are not just ready. They've thrown in the towel before election. Lol........ clowns!

udoji2021:
APC should be very careful to avoid what happened in rivers state to repeat itself.
those guys in PDP are very sound compared to APC when it comes to legal matters, we should not even forget about what happened in zamfara. Believe me, the plan is just to put legal landmines for the ruling party even before the elections.

They are far from being sound legally like someone said, most times buy justice, at this point they just are too desperate and too ambitious to be relevant and perhaps, win 2023 elections by all means.

PDP is a party full of politicians who can’t think, what is their business with all these. They have no idea to be in opposition. No strategy no plan, I don’t even see them near the score they got last time. They have no capacity, capability and well without to give APC a chase. This has come to show APC has better and thinking politicians than PDP. They played opposition well, and that was what led to their victory. This election is already lost. y PDP, because they have thrown in the towel

Case will be dismissed

Tinubu is our next President

Golan007:
This PDP sef.

Dem no just wan get sense.

Peruse the merit of this case, you will see APC is in hot soup.

famology:
Hahahahahaha.... this pdp na group of clowns.
Is pdp now a member of Apc? So where did they get the locus to sue the apc on issues concerning their internal affairs?

These guys are not just ready. They've thrown in the towel before election. Lol........ clowns!

The have locus standi to sue ooo. SC said it in Ondo state case

JaroMan:

The have locus standi to sue ooo. SC said it in Ondo state case

Are you ok? Which locus standi? They only have locus when APC presents a candidate and not before.pdp is foolish

JaroMan:

Peruse the merit of this case, you will see APC is in hot soup.

There is no merit therw.pdp has no business with APC affairs

JaroMan:

The have locus standi to sue ooo. SC said it in Ondo state case

Not in this circumstance. Did you see their reliefs? The court should help you deregister the Apc because you're scared of election.?
That's madness!