PDP convention: Why we went to court, by litigants
ABUJA—THREE members of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who recently withdrew their suit seeking to stop the party’s national convention, said Wednesday, that they went to court to strengthen the party.
They made this revelation at a meeting with the Governor Seriake Dickson-led National Reconciliation Committee in Abuja, according a statement by the media aide to the Bayelsa State governor, Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson.
According to the statement, the litigants, Bashir Maidugu, Alhaji Yahaya Sule, and Abba Yale, explained that things had taken a dangerous turn in the party, and they felt that only the courts could check the trend, adding even the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC,also recognised that there were problems within PDP.
Maidugu, who spoke on behalf of the litigants, said that it took four days of frank negotiations with the Dickson’s Reconciliation Committee to “arrive at where we are.
He said: “Having extracted firm commitments from the committee to right the wrongs in the party, we were left with no option than to withdraw our suit. We are here to assure Nigerians that we have collectively, without any prodding, withdrawn our suit. We agreed that it was not good to set PDP on fire. No one should overheat the polity.
Since the committee has agreed to address our grievances, there was no need to continue in court.”
Maidugu thanked Governor Dickson for leading the negotiations with “frankness.”
Noting that the PDP remains “the only democratic party, where members can drag the party to court and get justice, where the party will feel concerned and reach out to know our grievances.”
Responding, Governor Dickson thanked the litigants for “truly showing that they are good party men and patriotic Nigerians.”
Dickson, commended the trio for the confidence reposed in the Committee and loyalty to the party, adding that they had by this singular action, proved that they are principled and believe in the unity and progress of the PDP.
They made this revelation at a meeting with the Governor Seriake Dickson-led National Reconciliation Committee in Abuja, according a statement by the media aide to the Bayelsa State governor, Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson.
According to the statement, the litigants, Bashir Maidugu, Alhaji Yahaya Sule, and Abba Yale, explained that things had taken a dangerous turn in the party, and they felt that only the courts could check the trend, adding even the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC,also recognised that there were problems within PDP.
Maidugu, who spoke on behalf of the litigants, said that it took four days of frank negotiations with the Dickson’s Reconciliation Committee to “arrive at where we are.
He said: “Having extracted firm commitments from the committee to right the wrongs in the party, we were left with no option than to withdraw our suit. We are here to assure Nigerians that we have collectively, without any prodding, withdrawn our suit. We agreed that it was not good to set PDP on fire. No one should overheat the polity.
Since the committee has agreed to address our grievances, there was no need to continue in court.”
Maidugu thanked Governor Dickson for leading the negotiations with “frankness.”
Noting that the PDP remains “the only democratic party, where members can drag the party to court and get justice, where the party will feel concerned and reach out to know our grievances.”
Responding, Governor Dickson thanked the litigants for “truly showing that they are good party men and patriotic Nigerians.”
Dickson, commended the trio for the confidence reposed in the Committee and loyalty to the party, adding that they had by this singular action, proved that they are principled and believe in the unity and progress of the PDP.
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