The Kabiru Turaki-led Interim National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has vowed to appeal the judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja, which struck out a suit seeking recognition of its leadership.
The faction said although it respected the court’s decision, it believed the judgment was inconsistent with existing decisions of the appellate and Supreme courts.
In a statement issued on Friday by its National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Ini Ememobong, the faction said the court upheld the preliminary objection of the defendants and declined jurisdiction over the matter.
“Today, the Federal High Court, Abuja Division, presided over by Justice Salim Olasupo Ibrahim, upheld the Preliminary Objection of the defendants and struck out the case filed by the Board of Trustees and some founding leaders of the Party, seeking, among other reliefs, the recognition of the Kabiru Turaki-led Interim National Working Committee,” the statement read.
According to the statement, “The court held that the subject matter of the suit is the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party and is an internal affair of the party—a matter which the court’s jurisdiction has been ousted.”
