The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday awarded N140 million against the Adolphus Wabara-led Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for filing a frivolous suit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and others.
Justice Salim Ibrahim, in a judgment, also dismissed the leadership tussle suit for being “an abuse of court process, unmeritorious and lacking in merit.”
Mr Ibrahim, who agreed with the arguments of the defendants that “cost follows event,” held that the fine was in line with Section 83(6)(b) of the Electoral Act, 2026.
He also ordered counsel to the plaintiffs, Chris Uche, to pay N10 million to ensure that frivolous suits are not filed when the case concerns the internal affairs of political parties.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that members of the Wabara-led BoT had filed the fresh suit.
