SACKED acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Uche Secondus and his party have asked the Court of Appeal to set aside the judgment of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court which directed him to vacate office.
In the December 16 appeal filed by his counsel, Mr. Emeka Etiaba (SAN), the appellants urged the Court of Appeal to set aside the entire judgment of the High Court.
They premised their grounds of appeal on the fact that it is the internal affairs of the party, adding that former special adviser on political matters to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Ahmed Gulak, the plaintiff, failed to pursue and exhaust domestic remedies available to him before approaching the court.
In addition, they argued that the plaintiff lacked the requisite locus standi to institute the action.
No date has been fixed for the hearing of the appeal. The trial court had, in its ruling on the suit filed by Gulak, said Secondus was occupying the position illegally.
Justice Hussein Baba, in his judgement held that the position was zoned to the North-East and, therefore, cannot be occupied by Secondus.
No date has been fixed for the hearing of the appeal. The trial court had, in its ruling on the suit filed by Gulak, said Secondus was occupying the position illegally.
Justice Hussein Baba, in his judgement held that the position was zoned to the North-East and, therefore, cannot be occupied by Secondus.
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