Two days after two separate suits challenging the emergence of Mr Adamu Muazu as the National chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were withdrawn at a Federal High Court in Abuja, a member of the party, Aliyu Garba Gubrin, has filed a fresh suit at the court seeking the removal of Mr Mu’azu as the chairman of the party.
Gubrin, through his lawyer, Lilian Ojimma is contending that Mu’azu cannot preside over the affairs of the party because his emergence as the chairman of the party did not follow due process.
The waves of litigation against the PDP chairman are coming as the party prepares for its National Convention billed for December 6, where President Goodluck Jonathan is expected to emerge as the Presidential candidate of the party.
Named as defendants in the suit are Mr Muazu, former chairman of the party, Mr Bamanga Tukur and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Gubrin is asking the court to determine whether the resignation of Tukur on january 15, 2014 duly complies with Section 47 (5) of the Constitution of the party.
He is also asking the court for an order setting aside the resignation of Mr Tukur as the chairman of the PDP and an order stopping INEC from recognizing Mr Mu’azu as the party chairman .
Last week, two members of the party, Ezinoye Louis Ndubuisi and Emmanuel Onu filed a suit asking the court to sack the PDP National chairman on similar grounds, they however withdrew the suit “in the interest of the party”, they said.