The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced the suspension of its former chairman, Bamanga Tukur.
The party suspended Tukur for taking legal action to reclaim his position after his resignation in January.
The
former chairman is claiming that he was forced to vacate the office and
is asking the courts to restore him to his rightful position and sack
current chairman, Adamu Mu’azu.
The PDP however said that Tukur did not explore all the party’s options for seeking redress before dragging it to court.
Tukur’s suspension was announced via a statement released by the National Legal Adviser of the PDP, Victor Kwon. It reads:
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)

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