National Convention still holds on 17 August, 2016... Justice Abang Determined to Derail Democracy In Nigeria - PDP

The Leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by the Chairman of the National Caretaker Committee, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, CON has reacted to the Ruling of a Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday July 28, 2016, presided over by the controversial Judge, Justice Okon Abang describing it as objectionable, questionable and very strange to say the least in the history of Nigeria Judiciary.

The Party in a statement by its Spokesman, Prince Dayo Adeyeye declared that what Justice Okon Abang did today is to Seat on an Appeal over the Court of competent and coordinate jurisdiction and that’s what makes his Interlocutory Order very strange. The Judgment of the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt was very clear that the National Caretaker Committee was duly constituted and recognized; and in line with that, the scheduled National Convention for August 17, 2016 still holds.

"We have just received information that Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted an Order of Interlocutory Injunction stopping our scheduled National Convention in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, but we want to state that the Judgment of the 4th of July, 2016 supersedes any Ex-Parte Order or Interlocutory Injunctions. So, our National Convention will hold as scheduled in Port Harcourt, Rivers State" Prince Adeyeye said.

Let Nigerians recall the two former Judgments before the Port Harcourt Judgment, declared that Senator Sheriff is not qualified to be a National Chairman given that the PDP Constitution 2014 which he claimed brought him to power is not in existence and therefore, null and void.

The PDP wants Nigerians to know that Justice Okon Abang is deliberately engaging in acts of derailing the Country’s democracy given the fact that his Court is not an Appeal Court that can set aside any Judgment. He has penchant for abuse of court processes and actions of legal impunity. This Judge Nigerians will recall, issued Judgment against the Governor of Abia State that led to INEC re-issuing another Certificate of Return to a man who did not contest election thereby causing unnecessary hardship on the people of that State. He also issued an Order to INEC to recognize Senator Sheriff’s candidates in Edo and Ondo states before they could even plan their purported congress in Edo.

In today’s Case, this same Judge out rightly denied the PDP representation in Court which is unheard of by serving the Plaintiff (Sheriff & Co.) who instituted the Case also as PDP (defendants). His excesses are extremely absurd, strange and unbecoming of a Judge who enjoys putting the Judiciary on the spot. We therefore bring this matter before the highest level of Judiciary in the Country to stop this Judge forthwith from waging war against the PDP.

We are equally calling on Nigerians and the international community to compel Nigeria Judiciary to address Justice Abang’s excesses before he kills our hard earned democracy.

However, the Party is law abiding and therefore, will apply for Stay of Execution of this Order and also Appeal it.

Finally, the Party calls on all its members and teaming supporters nationwide to remain calm and law abiding and be rest assured that the PDP National Convention will hold as scheduled and all preparation towards the August 17, 2016 National Convention remains the same.

Signed:

Prince Dayo Adeyeye
Member, National Caretaker Committee
For: Publicity

https://www.thecable.ng/convention-will-go-scheduled-says-pdp

Jokers.

So when a Judge does the right thing, he is trying to derail democracy?democracy as defined by the PDP?

Hit them with that contempt charge with quickness abeg

Just close down this useless party and rebrand. Lobatan



DrabeeyWasHere

Who ask them? .

The convention holds. It is allowed in a democracy to chose and obey the judgement that favours your course when Judiciary decides to misbehave by delivering conflicting judgments in different courts of coordinate jurisdictions.

The FHC should learn how not to duplicate cases. Until Appeal Court gives its verdict to set aside these conflicting judgements, the convention holds.

Even the last hope of a common man is now questionable in this change.

It is high time the PDP put this iconoclastic Justice Abang where he belongs so that those making the music he is gyrate to find another hired hand.

Mynd44:
Hit them with that contempt charge with quickness abeg

Contempt of which court? FHC Abuja, Lagos or Portharcourt?

The same Judge was paralyzed when a State High Court stopped the execution of his bought and paid judgement in Abia State.

The best Justice Okon Abang can do is to order the parties to pursue their cases in the Court of Appeal as he did in the case of Uche Ogar vs Okezie Ikpeazu.

He can't sit on appeal to nullify the judgement of FHC Portharcourt and expect the parties to accept the verdict as he did yesterday. FHC Abuja is not an Appeal Court rather a court of coordinate jurisdiction to FHC Portharcourt.

HungerBAD:
Jokers.

So when a Judge does the right thing, he is trying to derail democracy?democracy as defined by the PDP?

Are u a SAN or the appeal/supreme court to have decided that the abang guy ruled appropriately?

It is obvious apc is very scared of a Utd pdp going forward.

Mynd44:
Hit them with that contempt charge with quickness abeg

Is Abang court an Appeal Court over LAGOS AND OORT-HARCOURT THAT DECLARE MARKAFI AUTHENTIC