PDM leadership tussle: Court adjourns suit until June 11

The FCT High Court Jabi Thursday adjourned until June 11, hearing in the leadership tussle suit filed by a member of the People’s Democratic Movement (PDM) party.

The presiding judge, Justice Charles Agbaza, subsequently adjourned the case following an application by the plaintiff counsel, Mr Edward Alex.

The suit was filed before the court by Mr Frank Igwebuike and some members of the party.

Alex said that he had not been able to serve hearing notices to Mr Ifeanyi Igwe, a member of the party and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The suit was equally adjourned on an application by some members of state chapter of the party to be joined in the suit as a co-defendant.

The suit initially had Mr Bashir Ibrahim, a former Chairman of the party, Ifeanyi Igwe, a member of the party and INEC as defendants.

The petitioners had prayed the court in the application filed in December 2018, an order of interlocutory injuction restraining Ibrahim from parading himself as the national Chairman of the party.

The petitioners are also praying the court to restrained Ibrahim and his agents from carrying out any function or whatsoever connected with the office of the National Chairman pending the hearing and determination of the suit.

The petitioners are equally praying the court to stop the defendants from taking any part in the deliberation or meeting of the affairs of the party National Working Committee.

The petitioners are also asking the court for an interlocutory injunction restraining INEC from recognising or further recognised the 1st and 2nd defendants as agents of PDM and other orders as the court may deem it necessary. (NAN)

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