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The Turaki led PDP has called on its members and the general public to be wary of what it described as “the reckless insistence by a faction to proceed with a so-called National Convention despite a subsisting appeal before the Supreme Court of Nigeria”.
A statement from the party advised that it be clearly understood that the Supreme Court is now fully seized of the internal leadership matter affecting the party. “The PDP has filed a competent appeal alongside motions seeking a stay of execution and injunctive orders to restrain all actions connected to the disputed judgment — including the conduct of any convention”.
This means that the entire process being pushed by the Wike camp stands on shaky and uncertain legal ground.
“The issues before the Supreme Court are fundamental, bordering on jurisdiction, legality, and the validity of the very actions being pursued. Thevstatement emphasized that in law, once “such questions are before the apex court, any attempt to rush ahead and create irreversible outcomes is not only questionable but amounts to an abuse of court process”.
“The planned convention is a clear example of such desperation”.
The statement further urged that “Let no one be deceived arguing that
any convention conducted under these circumstances is hanging on a legal cliff and is liable to be nullified at any time”.
It also said that those who choose to participate in the Wike planned convention must be ready to accept the consequences as their efforts may be rendered completely useless.
“Any positions or decisions arising from that gathering may have no legal standing as
the entire exercise risks being declared null and void by the Supreme Court.”
The statemen restated that no serious political actor invests in a process that may collapse overnight.
“We therefore strongly caution all delegates, stakeholders, and institutions to refrain from associating with this legally endangered exercise as respect for the Supreme Court and the rule of law must prevail”.
“The PDP will not stand by while its processes are dragged into illegality and uncertainty”, as
the law will take its course and when it does, only those who stood on the side of due process will remain standing” it concluded.
