Former Jigawa State governor Sule Lamido has pushed again in opposition to claims that he deserted his authorized problem in opposition to the Peoples Democratic Occasion or endorsed the get together’s deliberate nationwide conference in Ibadan.
In a message posted on his official Fb web page on Friday night time, Lamido labelled the widespread publication as “pretend information,” explaining that it sparked quite a few calls from apprehensive get together members throughout the nation after the hearsay circulated across the proposed conference venue.
He clarified that the Federal Excessive Courtroom had, earlier on Friday, issued a judgment recognising his proper to contest for the PDP nationwide chairmanship — a proper he argued had beforehand been denied to him.
“I urge members to notice that the story attributed to me is fake. The Federal Excessive Courtroom right now, at about 2:30 p.m., delivered a judgment affirming my proper to contest the Chairmanship of the PDP, which was earlier denied me,” he said.
Lamido added that the identical court docket ruling restrained the get together from continuing with its nationwide conference slated for November 15 and 16 in Ibadan till it totally complies with the judgment.
He additional famous that the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee had additionally been barred from “supervising or observing the occasion,” stressing that the official order had already been served.
“Licensed order stopping the Ibadan Conference has already been delivered to INEC and the PDP,” he added.
The previous governor additionally dismissed ideas that he instructed his legal professionals to withdraw the go well with following an alleged assembly with Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, branding the narrative “malicious” and “deceptive.”
Reaffirming his resolve to pursue justice by due course of, Lamido urged get together trustworthy and the general public to disregard the false experiences.
Earlier on Friday, the Federal Excessive Courtroom in Abuja directed the PDP to place its nationwide conference on maintain. In ruling on the go well with filed by Lamido, Justice Peter Lifu restrained INEC from supervising, monitoring or recognising any PDP conference that excludes him as a contender.
Justice Lifu dominated that proof earlier than the court docket confirmed that Lamido was wrongfully prevented from acquiring the nomination type to run for Nationwide Chairman, opposite to the get together’s structure and inner procedures.
The court docket held that the PDP should present a good platform for its members to advance their political ambitions.
As a part of its consequential orders, the court docket instructed the get together to pause its deliberate conference to permit Lamido to safe the nomination type, organise his supporters and marketing campaign.
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