PDP Suspends Former Chairman Bamanga Tukur

 

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has suspended Bamanga Tukur, former party chairman, for taking legal action to reclaim his seat.
A statement by the PDP faulted Tukur's use of legal action to try to reclaim his seat instead of using the party's internal mechanisms for redress.

Mr. Tukur asked the court to render his January resignation invalid, saying he was forced
He also asked the court to sack Adamu Mu'azu, current PDP chairman,

On tuesday, however, a Federal court dismissed his plea.
Read the PDP statement below:


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, Adamu Mu’azu, by the former National Chairman, 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)

Victor Kwon
National Legal Adviser