Court urged to void Mua’zu’s appointment as PDP chairman The Federal High Court in Abuja has been asked to nullify the appointment of former Bauchi State Governor, Adamu Mua’zu, as Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The request is contained in a suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/729/2014 filed by a member of the PDP, Emmanuel Onu. It is the plaintiff’s contention that the purported resignation of the party’s immediate past Chairman, Bamanga Tukur via a letter sent through President Goodluck Jonathan to PDP’s National Executive Committee (NEC) violated Sections 47(5) and (6) of the 2012 constitution of the party. Onu is also contending that the decision of the party’s NEC to appoint Mua’zu in Tukur’s place, instead of the then Deputy National Chairman, violated the laid down procedure for succession as contained in Sections 45(1) and (2) of the 2012 constitution of the party. He argued, in a supporting affidavit, that the appointment of Mua’zu as PDP’s National Chairman was premature and unconstitutional. “The emergence and appointment of the 2nd defendant (Mua’zu) within a period of five days of the resignation of the chairman was premature, invalid and unconstitutional. The appointment of the 2nd defendant is tantamount to putting the cart before the horse. And such cannot stand. “The appointment ought to have taken place immediately after 30 days. The National Executive Committee of the 1st defendant (PDP) led by President Goodluck Jonathan jumped the gun in appointing the 2nd defendant as National Chairman,” the plaintiff said. Named as defendants are the PDP, Mua’zu and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Culled from THE NATION
Posted on: Wed, 05 Nov 2014 13:26:07 +0000