A Federal High Court in Abuja has turned down the request to stop the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) from conducting its planned Local Government and State Congresses in Kaduna state.
The Court also rejected another plea to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from monitoring the conduct of the Congresses aimed at electing new officers for the party at the local governments and state levels.
Justice Peter Lifu declined to stop the elections while delivering ruling in an ex-parte application brought before him by six aggrieved members of PDP In Kaduna state.
The Judge after hearing the arguments of the aggrieved members through their lawyer, Mr. Affis Matanmi held that their prayers for restraining orders against the conduct of the Congresses cannot be granted and subsequently refused the request.
However, the Judge advised the party and INEC to stay further action in the matter having become aware of the pendency of the suit against them.
The suit marked FHC/ABJ/CD/1144/2024 was instituted by six plaintiffs who claimed to be card carrying members of the party in Kaduna state.
They are Sheu Isa Dan Ina, Mutari Shuiabu, Yusuf Suleiman, Nura Waziri, Malam Mansur Alasan and Jaafar Abubakar.
PDP Kaduna state chapter and INEC are the 1st to 3rd defendants respectively in the suit.
Meanwhile, Justice Lifu has fixed August 27 for hearing in a motion on notice for interlocutory injunction of the plaintiffs.