… National Legal Adviser allegedly rejects service
…advises defendants to do same
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in panic mode as Abuja Federal High Court serves party suit seeking dissolution of the Dr Iyorchia Ayu led leadership for not being properly constituted.
TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reliably gathered that when the National Legal Adviser allegedly heard about the service he outrightly rejected it and immediately advised other defendants to do same.
A source privy to this development told TNG that “apart from the national secretariat of the party that received the service other defendants had deliberately shunned it.
It was further revealed that the suit challenging the legality of the Ayu led leadership is a sweeping one that could sweep out every member of the executive over night.
“The source said this development has made most members from the south to start having a second thought about Ayu thereby calling for his immediate removal to enable the party move forward.
“The most agonising part of it all is that nobody seems to know where this heavy wind is blowing from, whether it’s from APC or our people within.
“While some are alleging it’s Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, others are pointing the accusation finger at the former chairman, Uche Secondus who was allegedly and wrongly booted out of office.
“Our accusations are endless but we must find a way to swim out of this ocean of confusion or we should forget about 2023.
“The only thing we know for certain is that one former Rivers Commissioner Chukwuma Chinye had gone to court to demand that this leadership is illegally and improperly constituted.
TNG recalls that a former Principal Secretary to former Chairman of PDP, Barrister Chuma Chinye and a former Special Adviser to AGF, Mohammed Adoke is behind the suit.
Chinye had through his counsel, PT Akon gone to court demanding that the removal and replacement of Prince Uche Secondus then National Chairman and his replacement by Elder Yemi Akinwumi,
Deputy National Chairman and his exclusion and ousting from office for
lawful reason or any just cause and without regards to the provisions of
Constitution of the 1st Defendant is unlawful, unconstitutional and of no effect whatsoever.
“A Declaration that in the absence and deliberate exclusion of Prince Uche
Secondus, the then National Chairman from presiding over the conduct of af
presiding the holding of the National Convention and on the 30th and 31st day of October, 2021, when the National Convention was held, the said National
Convention, the outcome and all matters, resolutions, decisions and steps
including the election/adoption of the 2nd and 20th Defendants as National Chairman and Members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the 1st Defendant is null and void and of no effect whatsoever by reason of it being improperly constituted.
“An Order setting aside the proceedings of the National Convention of
Defendant that held on the 30th and 31st day of October, 2021 including
resolutions, steps taken, including the election/adoption of the 2nd
Defendants as National Chairman and Members of the National Working
Committee as same was not properly constituted and consequently null a
and of no effect.
“A Declaration that, the National Convention that took place on the 30th
day of October, 2021 is invalid, null and void for reasons of non-compliance to
Article 6(7) of the Constitution of the 1st Defendant which stipulates that
the Offices shall be reserved for the Women.
” An Order of Perpetual Injunction restraining the 2nd – 20th Defendant
further performing the functions of the National Chairman and Members of
National Working Committee (NWC) of the 1st Defendant and from parading
themselves as National Chairman and Members of the National
Committee of the 1st Defendant or doing or causing to be done any act that
capacities and from exercising any of the powers or performing
functions or enjoying any of the privileges of these offices.
“An Order directing the 1st Defendant to conduct an emergency
Convention in accordance with the provisions of its Constitution
National Chairman and Members of the National Working Comm
ninety (90) days from the date of the judgment of this Honorable Court.
The NEC of the party is scheduled to hold today to deliberate whether the oldest political party in Nigeria PDP will continue to oscillate until elections are over in 2023.