The Court of Appeal has affirmed the suspension of four national officers of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), including the party’s former National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu.
The appellate court also upheld the earlier ruling delivered by Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court.
The officials whose suspensions were validated by the court are:
- Samuel Anyanwu – Former National Secretary
- Mohammed Abdulrahman – National Vice Chairman (North Central)
- Kamaldeen Ajibade – National Legal Adviser
- Umar Bature – National Organising Secretary
Earlier, the appellate court dismissed an appeal filed by a faction within the PDP that challenged the Federal High Court judgment restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising the outcome of the party’s planned national convention in Ibadan, Oyo State.
The convention had been scheduled for November 15 and 16.
In a unanimous decision delivered on Monday, a three-member panel of the Court of Appeal ruled that the appeal lacked merit.
The panel resolved all four issues raised for determination against the PDP and upheld the October 31 judgment delivered by Justice Omotosho.
The lower court had granted all the reliefs requested by the plaintiffs, including an order preventing INEC from recognising the outcome of the proposed convention.