PDP Crisis: New Twist As Bauchi Gov’s Faction Seeks Fresh Court Order, Details Emerge

PDP Crisis: New Twist As Bauchi Gov’s Faction Seeks Fresh Court Order, Details Emerge

  • The PDP is currently experiencing an internal crack as different factions vie for control and influence within the party
  • On Tuesday, the faction led by Bauchi Governor Bala Mohammed filed a suit seeking an ex parte order to convene a NEC meeting and also challenge the order preventing the sack of PDP chairman Umar Damagum
  • The suit was filed at the Zamfara High Court, with Justice Salim Ibrahim set to hear the motion in Gusau.

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Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) faction led by Bauchi state governor Bala Mohammed has filed a suit seeking an exparte order to hold the party’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting.

PDP crisis: Bala Mohammed's group moves against party's chairman
Bauchi Gov Bala Mohammed’s faction moves against PDP chairman Damagum. Photo credit: Bauchi state government
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The suit was filed at the Zamfara state High Court on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, and Justice Salim Ibrahim will hear the exparte motion in Gusau.

The group wants to ignore the Federal High Court Abuja's order barring the party from removing the PDP's acting national chairman, Ambassador Abdullahi Umar Damagum.

The Nation reported that Justice Salim Ibrahim is the judge whose court in Gusau is hearing the exparte motion.

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In a trending interview, Momodu claimed Wike is yet to recover from his defeat in the 2022 PDP presidential primary.

He added that Atiku Abubakar's victory in the PDP primaries, with 371 votes, left Wike really disappointed, contributing to the party's defeat in the 2023 presidential election.

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Esther Odili (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Esther Odili is a journalist and a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng with 6+ years of experience. She Holds OND and HND in Mass Communication from the Nigerian Institue of Journalism (NIJ), where she was recognized as the best student in print journalism in 2018. Before joining Legit.ng, Esther has worked with other reputable media houses, such as the New Telegraph newspaper and Galaxy Television. In 2024, Esther obtained a certificate in advanced digital reporting from the Google News Initiative. Email: esther.odili@corp.legit.ng.