G5: Wike, PDP to Know Fate on Planned Suspension as Court Fixes New Date for Judgement
- The PDP crisis has taken a new turn following the move by aggrieved members of the party, especially influential governors
- Whilst they mock the party's flagbearer, Atiku Abubakar, over his loss to Bola Tinubu of the APC, the court will soon decide the fate of the Integrity Group (G5)
- The court's verdict on the suspension of the Rivers state governor and his fate as a member of the PDP has been slated for March 31, 2023
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The Abuja division of the Federal High Court will, on Friday, March 31, deliver judgment in a suit brought by Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State to stop his political platform, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), from suspending or expelling him from the party.
According to a report by THE SUN Newspaper, Justice James Omotosho fixed the judgment date after the close of final submissions by counsel to parties in the case.
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The court's new move
In his submissions, counsel to Wike, Joshua Musa (SAN), argued that his client’s fundamental right to freedom of association was being breached by the threat from the respondents to suspend and subsequently expel him from the party.
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Wike reveals what he's doing as Atiku, PDP leaders stage protest at INEC office
Governor Nyesom Wike has made fun of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and other Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders for staging a protest at the national headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the outcome of the February 25 presidential election.
On Monday, March 6, at the commissioning of Chokocho-Igbodo Road in the Etche local government area of Rivers state, Governor Wike said he warned the party against allowing the north to hold onto the presidential ticket and national chairmanship seat.
He disclosed that while the PDP leaders were protesting, he was busy commissioning projects.
Fresh fact emerges on Fayose's membership in PDP as ex-Ekiti governor speaks again
In a similar development, Ayodele Fayose, the former governor of Ekiti state, has denied the report that he resigned his membership from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
In a statement he signed, the 2-term governor of Ekiti state disclosed that he remains a bonafide member of the largest opposition party, the PDP.
The PDP chieftain added that there are procedures that one must follow if one resigns from a party, and he will follow such guidelines if the need arises for him to leave the PDP.
Source: Legit.ng
