There was mild drama at Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, as two lawyers appeared for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in a suit filed by Sen. Adolphus Wabara-led Board of Trustees (BoT) against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The suit, which is before Justice Salim Ibrahim, is seeking an order of the court compelling INEC to recognise the Kabiru Turaki-led interim National Working Committee (NWC) of PDP in its official website.
The plaintiffs, BoT and the PDP, in the fresh suit are seeking an order directing INEC to, forthwith, update its records and publish on its official website the interim NWC of the party as forwarded to it by the plaintiffs and its National Executive Committee (NEC).
They said the names of members of the Tanimu Turaki-led NWC was forwarded to the electoral umpire via their letters dated May 4.
The originating summons, marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1159/2026, which was filed on June 4 by a team of lawyers led by Chief Chris Uche, SAN has the former Senate President Adolphus Wabara; BoT Secretary, former Gov. Muazu Babangida Aliyu of Niger; ex-Minister of Information, Prof. Jerry Gana and PDP chieftain, Olabode George as 1st to 4th plaintiffs.
Others include, former Minister of Women Affairs, Hajiya Maryam Ciroma; also an ex-Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Zainab Maina; member of BoT and NEC, Dame Esther Uduehi and PDP as 5th to 8th plaintiffs respectively.
The plaintiffs sued INEC as sole defendant in the suit.
Meanwhile, when the case was called on Friday, Chief Gordy Uche, SAN, announced appearance for all the eight plaintiffs, including PDP that is the 8th plaintiff.
But Mr Sunday Ameh, SAN, also stood up shortly after Uche made his appearance and also announced his appearance for the 8th defendant (PDP). The development, however, generated some confusions in court.
Mr Turaki, the factional national charman of PDP; Prof. Jerry Gana, among others, were in court for the Friday’s proceedings.
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