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‘New PDP’ Appeals Court Ruling …Seeks Stay Of Execution
The ‘New Peoples Democratic Party’ (PDP) under the leadership of Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje has filed a notice of appeal over last week’s ruling by a Federal High Court, Abuja, restraining it from using PDP’s logo and colours and recognising the Alhaji Bamabga Tukur-led National Working Committee (NWC) as the authentic leadership of the party.
The notice of appeal was filed this morning by our Team of lawyers led by Raji (SAN) before the Federal High Court, Abuja, presided over by Honourable Justice Evoh Chukwu, who ruled against us last Friday. We are also seeking an injunction and a stay of execution of Honourable Justice Chukwu’s ruling.
The decision to file the appeal was taken at an emergency meeting of the New PDP National Working Committee (NWC) following the return of the party’s National Chairman, Alhaji Abubakar Baraje, from the 2013 pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The decision was taken after the NWC carefully studied last Friday’s ruling by the Federal High Court and after due consultations with our team of lawyers.
We once more wish to reiterate that we remain convinced that we have a good case and are thus determined to ensure that Tukur and his cohorts are not allowed to hold sway as the leaders of our great party.
Our teeming members and supporters should, therefore, entertain no fears whatsoever and should remain steadfast as we seek to legally establish our case and logically conclude our mission to rescue the PDP from anti-democratic forces so as to restore the noble vision of the party’s founding fathers.
Finally, due to the busy schedules of our Governors and most of the Stakeholders our proposed G7/Stakeholders/NWC meeting slated for this week will now hold by next week. Venue and time will duly be communicated to members by our National Secretary. One of the major issues slated for discussion is how to receive our new members particularly the five additional PDP Governors who have indicated interest in joining us.
Meanwhile, Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State yesterday said the Peoples Democratic Party may be buried as a lifeless body because of the flagrant abuse of power by its national leadership.
The governor made the disclosure in Dutse, Jigawa State, while fielding questions from journalists during his visit to the state governor, Sule Lamido.
He said, “People leave even their religions for another and PDP is not a religion which means leaving it would not be regrettable.
“There is no regret for us or be accused of deserting a dead body because to me I would not want to be buried with a dead body. So PDP is a dead party and if they feel expelling us from the party is what they desired, so be it.
“The leadership of the party in Abuja has already given it a terrifying fatal upper-cut like in boxing and to leave a dead body of the already dead PDP is better than be buried with it.”

President Goodluck Jonathan (5th left) at the Church of St Peter in Gallicantu (where Peter denied Jesus three times). With him are L-R: Senior Special Assistant to President on MDGs, Dr Precious Gbenol, Gov. Jonah Jang of Plateau, Governor Theodore Orji of Abia, Minister of Agric, Dr Akin Adesina, CAN President, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor and the Executive Secretary, Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission, Mr Johnkennedy Opara.
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