SAN FRANCISCO, November 19, (THEWILL) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been ordered not to use the results of the ward congresses conducted in Taraba State on November 1 to select the party’s candidates for the 2015 general elections.
Justice Adeniyi Ademola of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja gave the order Wednesday while ruling on an exparte application filed and argued by Chief Kanu Agabi (SAN) on behalf of six members of the PDP in Taraba State.
The plaintiffs, Senator Joel Kenya, Hon. Sale Habu, Ali Janya Samuel, Hon. Isaac Solomon, Julde Garba and Absalom Simon, sued for themselves and on behalf of all the delegates returned in the November 1 PDP ward congresses in Taraba State.
The judge, who had earlier granted a similar order in favour of Umana Umana of Akwa Ibom State, also restrained the PDP from conducting any other ward congresses in the state for the purpose of fielding candidates for the 2015 general elections.
However, he maintained that the order was only in the interim , pending the determination of another application on notice for interlocutory injunction..
Listed as defendants in the suit are PDP, its National Chairman, Adamu Mu’azu, the National Secretary of the party, the National Working Committee of the party and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
While Justice Ademola adjourned further hearing in the case till November 24, the court also directed that the order and other processes be served on the Legal Department of the party.
