The Taminu Turaki-led faction of Nigeria’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the Federal High Court’s decision striking out its suit against Nyesom Wike’s camp is influenced by political interests. In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, the faction describes the ruling as disappointing and suggests “politics of power, money and greed” may have affected the court’s decision. The faction says it respects the trial court’s judgment but does not agree with it, arguing that the outcome conflicts with existing rulings of higher courts, including the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. It states that the decision leaves the plaintiffs with no option but to appeal. The faction also says it has instructed its lawyers to challenge the judgment at the Court of Appeal. It expresses confidence that it will succeed on appeal and frames the case as important for maintaining “true opposition” and multi-party democracy. The reports present the disagreement as procedural and substantive within PDP leadership litigation following the Federal High Court ruling.
Turaki-led PDP faction questions Federal High Court ruling in Wike leadership dispute
The Taminu Turaki-led faction of Nigeria’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the Federal High Court’s decision striking out its suit against Nyesom Wike’s camp is influenced by political interests....
- The Turaki-led faction of PDP says the Federal High Court ruling striking out its suit against Wike’s camp is disappointing.
- The faction alleges the ruling may have been influenced by “politics of power, money and greed.”
- The faction says it respects the trial court but believes the decision conflicts with prior Court of Appeal and Supreme Court judgments.
- The faction says it has instructed lawyers to appeal the ruling at the Court of Appeal.
- The faction states it will challenge the decision to pursue recognition of its leadership and maintain multi-party democratic practice.
The Taminu Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has hinted at the real reason behind court ruling in favour of the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike’s camp. It claimed that ‘politics of power, money and greed’ may have influenced the decision of the Federal High Court to strike out its suit seeking the recognition of its leadership. This is contained in a statement by the faction’s National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, on Friday. According to the spokesperson, the ruling was disappointing, stating that political interests may have influenced the the verdict of the court. While saying they they respected the court, Ememobong said the did not agree with its ruling, stressing that the court’s decision was not in accordance with previous judgments of the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. “While we respect the judgment of the trial court, we respectfully consider that it is against the extant judgments of the Appeal and apex courts, leaving the plaintiffs with no option but to appeal the judgment and the rulings therein,” the party said. The PDP faction further revealed that they had already instructed their lawyers to challenge the ruling at the Court of Appeal. It expressed the optimism that as they take the case to the Appeal Court, the survival of true opposition and multi-party democracy will be assured and they will get their victory. According to the party, the politics of power, money and greed may last for a while, expressing the certainty of victory regardless of the judgment by the Federal High Court.
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