A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed July 7 for the hearing of all pending applications and the substantive suit filed by the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party led by former Senate President Adolphus Wabara, seeking to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission to recognise the Kabir Turaki-led interim National Working Committee of the party.
Justice Salim Ibrahim fixed the date on Tuesday after parties agreed to file and exchange all outstanding processes before the next adjourned date.
The judge directed all parties to file and serve their processes on or before July 6 and warned that no further delay would be entertained when the matter comes up for hearing.
PUNCH Online reports that the court had, on June 19, ordered an accelerated hearing of the suit after counsel to the plaintiffs, Chief Gordy Uche (SAN), argued that the case was time-sensitive in view of INEC’s timetable for the 2027 general elections.
The plaintiffs, including Wabara, former Niger State Governor Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, Prof. Jerry Gana, Chief Olabode George and the PDP, are asking the court to direct INEC to recognise the Turaki-led interim NWC and update the party’s leadership records on its official website.
