Dispute in PDP: Appeal Court reserves judgments on nine appeals
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has reserved judgment in the nine appeals filed by the two feuding factions of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in relation to decisions of
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has reserved judgment in the nine appeals filed by the two feuding factions of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in relation to decisions of the Federal High Court in Abuja.
A three-member panel of the appellate court made the announcement after lawyers for the parties in the appeals adopted their briefs and made final submissions.
The court said parties would be informed when the judgments are ready.
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The appeals are principally against the decisions by Justices James Omotosho, Joyce Abdulmalik, and Peter Lifu of the Abuja division of the Federal High Court.
Justices Omotosho and Lifu restrained the PDP from proceeding with the national convention scheduled for Ibadan on November 15 and 16, Oyo State on the grounds that the party failed to comply with necessary legal provisions.
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Justice Omotosho's judgment was on the suit by three aggrieved members of the party, namely, Hon Austin Nwachukwu (Imo PDP chairman), Hon Amah Abraham Nnanna (Abia PDP chairman), and Turnah Alabh George (PDP Secretary, South-South)
Justice Life's judgment was on the suit filed by former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, who claimed to have been denied the right to contest the party's chairmanship seat at the convention.
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On Thursday, the lawyer to the appellants, including Chris Uche (SAN), prayed the court to allow the appeals filed by his clients and set aside the judgments appealed against.
Lawyers to the respondents, including Joseph Daudu (SAN), urged the court to reject the appeal and affirmed the decisions of the Federal High Court.
In view of the volume of the appeals, the number of lawyers and the various issues raised, the proceedings that commenced a little after 9 am on Thursday, closed at about 7 pm.
