The Kabiru Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suggested that “the politics of power, money and greed” may have influenced the Federal High Court’s decision to strike out its suit seeking recognition of its leadership.
Friday’s judgment favoured the faction backed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.
The suit was filed by the PDP Board of Trustees and some founding leaders of the party, seeking, among other reliefs, an order compelling the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise and publish the names of the Kabiru Turaki-led Interim National Working Committee.
Delivering judgment, Justice Salim Olasupo Ibrahim held that the dispute concerned the leadership of the PDP, describing it as an internal party matter over which the court lacked jurisdiction. He also ruled that the plaintiffs lacked the legal standing to institute the suit and held that the case amounted to an abuse of court process.
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