A faction the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, that emerged on Saturday, has prayed a Lagos High Court to sack the Bamanga Tukur-led executive.
A statement by the National Secretary of the new faction, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, said his camp’s decision was a demonstration of its determination “to effect a change and stem the slide of the PDP”.
Plaintiffs in the case to include Oyinlola, factional chairman, Abubakar Kawu Baraje, and factional Deputy National Chairman, Sam Sam Jaja.
The factional scribe is asking the court to restrain chairman of the other faction, Bamanga Tukur, its Deputy Chairman, Uche Secondus, Women Leader, Kema Chikwe, and Publicity Secretary, Olisah Metuh and others from parading themselves as members of the national executive of the party.
They also sought a motion exparte asking for leave to serve the defendants outside the jurisdiction of the court.
The statement noted that the court in its ruling, granted the plaintiffs leave to serve the defendants in their various locations.
On illegality of the Tukur-led executive as members of the National Executive Committee of the party, the court ruled that there was no urgency as to the fact of who should hold what office and directed both parties to maintain the status quo.
DailyPost gathered that both parties will on September 9 argue the motion on notice.
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