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Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf of the High Court of
the Federal Territory (FCT), Maitama, Abuja has
sacked the Acting Chairman of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus.
The judge, in a judgment in a suit by former
Political Adviser to ex-President Goodluck
Jonathan, Ahmed Gulak, held that Secondus was
occupying the party’s Chairmanship seat
illegally.
Justice Baba-Yusuf noted that Secondus was
from Rivers State, and not North-east
geopolitical zone to which the PDP zoned the
position.
He gave Secondus 14 days within which to
vacate the office and directed that the plaintiff
or any other party member worthy of that
position should take Secondus’ place.
Lawyer to the PDP and Secondus, Chuwan
Isaiah Paul, said the party will appeal the
judgment and seek a stay of its execution to
allow the party’s current leadership prepare for
its national convention slated for March next
year.
Justice Baba-Yusuf upheld rejected argument by
Secondus and PDP (listed as defendants in the
suit) that Gulak lacked the locus standing to
initiate the suit having allegedly defaulted in the
payment of party's due.
The judge also rejected the defendants'
argument that Gulak failed to explore the party’s
internal mechanism for dispute resolution before
approaching the court.
The judge had, on November 30 reserved
judgment in the case after entertaining argument
from parties.
Gulak had argued that Secondus was occupying
the position illegally. He contended that by
virtue of the provision of Article 47(6) of the
party's constitution, ''the 2nd defendant
(Secondus) form Rivers State, cannot replace
the immediate past Chairman, Alhaji Muazu,
who left office about seven months ago.
He faulted the defendants' claim that the party's
elders were working on a process to ensure a
replacement for Muazu by next March,
Gulak argued that it was unlawful and a breach
of the party's constitutional provisions for
Secondus to hold office for over seven months in
Acting capacity and refuse to allow a member
form the geo-political zone where the last
chairman came from to replace him.
Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf of the High Court of
the Federal Territory (FCT), Maitama, Abuja has
sacked the Acting Chairman of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus.
The judge, in a judgment in a suit by former
Political Adviser to ex-President Goodluck
Jonathan, Ahmed Gulak, held that Secondus was
occupying the party’s Chairmanship seat
illegally.
Justice Baba-Yusuf noted that Secondus was
from Rivers State, and not North-east
geopolitical zone to which the PDP zoned the
position.
He gave Secondus 14 days within which to
vacate the office and directed that the plaintiff
or any other party member worthy of that
position should take Secondus’ place.
Lawyer to the PDP and Secondus, Chuwan
Isaiah Paul, said the party will appeal the
judgment and seek a stay of its execution to
allow the party’s current leadership prepare for
its national convention slated for March next
year.
Justice Baba-Yusuf upheld rejected argument by
Secondus and PDP (listed as defendants in the
suit) that Gulak lacked the locus standing to
initiate the suit having allegedly defaulted in the
payment of party's due.
The judge also rejected the defendants'
argument that Gulak failed to explore the party’s
internal mechanism for dispute resolution before
approaching the court.
The judge had, on November 30 reserved
judgment in the case after entertaining argument
from parties.
Gulak had argued that Secondus was occupying
the position illegally. He contended that by
virtue of the provision of Article 47(6) of the
party's constitution, ''the 2nd defendant
(Secondus) form Rivers State, cannot replace
the immediate past Chairman, Alhaji Muazu,
who left office about seven months ago.
He faulted the defendants' claim that the party's
elders were working on a process to ensure a
replacement for Muazu by next March,
Gulak argued that it was unlawful and a breach
of the party's constitutional provisions for
Secondus to hold office for over seven months in
Acting capacity and refuse to allow a member
form the geo-political zone where the last
chairman came from to replace him.
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