TOP STORY: PDP has right to suspend, expel Wike if party’s constitution is followed, court rules | TheCable
May 31, 2023 5:13 PMA federal high court sitting in Abuja says the Peoples Democratic Party has the right to suspend or expelJames Omotosho, the presiding judge, on Wednesday, delivered judgment in the suit filed by Wike against the PDP.In the build-up to the 2023 elections, Wike, in a suit, asked the court to order the PDP to maintain the status quo and stay all actions relating to the threats to suspend or expel him.
The presiding judge said the expulsion or suspension of party members must be done in accordance with the party’s law. The judge said the court would not dabble into the internal affairs of any political party, except where the right of a member had been violated.“Where this right ought to be enforced, the court will do everything within its reach to ensure this,” he said.The presiding judge added that any member of a political party who appeared before a disciplinary committee should be given the opportunity to defend himself.
The judge said Wike had the right to associate and that the threat to expel him without inviting him to defend himself contravened article 57 of the party.
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