A prominent figure within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Sani, has clarified that the Court of Appeal did not invalidate the party’s national convention.
Speaking during an appearance on Trust TV, Sani explained that it simply upheld the lower court’s judgment.
He insisted that nowhere in its judgment did the Court of Appeal order that the convention should not hold.
He explained that the lower court simply gave conditions that certain things should be done before the convention.
He said, “The Court of Appeal did not nullify the convention. What the court did was to uphold the judgment of the lower court, and that judgment was issued before the convention.”
“The lower court only gave conditions that we should do certain things before holding the convention. Nowhere in that judgment did it say we should not hold it.
“There was no directive that we must conduct congresses in 14 states, put our house in order, send a notice to INEC, and then hold our convention.”
On the next legal steps, Sani explained, “If the court claims that we didn’t hold a convention, we are challenging that in the Supreme Court because we believe it is not the business of the court to intervene in an internal leadership tussle within the political party.
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