The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended its former National Chairman, Bamanga Tukur and others who took the party to court, claiming that their intention was to stop the presidential primaries as they find not exhaust other avenues of reconciliation.
A statement by Barr. Victor Kwon National Legal Adviser of the PDP said: “The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic (PDP) at its
395th meeting held yesterday, December 3, 2014 reviewed recent national
developments as they affect the party.
“Among others, the NWC deliberated on the court case instituted against
the National Chairman of the Party, Ahmed Adamu Mu’azu by the former
National Chairman, Dr. Bamanga Tukur.
“The NWC reasoned that for instituting a claim and counter claim in suit
FHC/ABJ /821/2014; Gurin vs PDP & 3 others without first exploring and
exhausting the party’s internal mechanism of redress and for attempting
to stop the forthcoming National Convention to nominate the party’s
presidential candidate as well as regularize the position of the
National Chairman and other members of the National Working Committee is
unacceptable.
“The NWC hereby suspends Dr. Bamanga Tukur and Aliyu Abuba Gurin for one
month and refers them to the National Disciplinary Committee for
infringing on section 58(1)(a)( b)( h)( l) of the PDP Constitution 2012(
as amended).”