PDP Convention Dispute: Court Fixes October 31 For Judgment

The Federal High Court in Abuja,fixed Oct. 31 for judgment in a suit seeking to stop the planned convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Justice James Omotosho fixed the date after counsel for the plaintiffs and the defence lawyers adopted their processes and presented their arguments for and against the case.

It was reported that the plaintiffs, Austin Nwachukwu (Imo PDP chairman), Amah Nnanna (Abia PDP chairman) and Turnah Alabh George (PDP Secretary, South-South), had filed the suit.

He said that the complaints of the three aggrieved members were that no valid congress was conducted in the 14 states before the PDP NWC and NEC issued notice for the Nov. 16 and 17 convention.

However, the National Chairman of the party, Mr Damagum, represented by Paul Erokoro, SAN, asked the judge to decline jurisdiction on the ground that issues of convention and congresses are internal affairs of the party.

Eyitayo Jegede, SAN, who stood for the NWC and the NEC of the party, aligned with Erokoro’s submission to the effect that courts cannot inquire into the internal affairs of the party.