A Makurdi High Court yesterday affirmed that Dr. Iyorchia Ayu can no longer hold office as national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) having
He also challenged the locus standi of the plaintiff, Engr. Utaan to institute the action, adding that the plaintiff had not exhausted the internal dispute resolution mechanism of the party, among other objections.
He held that by virtue of Article 8of the constitution of the PDP, Dr. Ayu ceased to be a member of the PDP, with his failure to pay his subscription and membership fee. On the claim that the ward executive committee of the party cannot discipline a member of the National Executive Committee, NEC, Justice Ikpambese held that, going by the provisions of Article 46of the PDP Constitution, the ward executive of the PDP have the powers to discipline any NEC member of the party.
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