The Peoples Democratic Party has prayed a Federal High Court in Abuja to declare the All Progressives Congress’ national convention holding on Saturday, unconstitutional and illegal. The PDP, in a suit marked, FHC/ABJ/CS/389 2022, also sought a court order deregistering the APC as a political party, having failed to meet the requirements of Sections 222(a), 223(b), and 225 of the 1999 Constitution. The party, in the suit dated March 25 and filed by its counsel, Samuel Irabor, listed the Independent National Electoral Commission, the APC, Registered Trustees of APC, and the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee. Others were the Chairman of the APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee as defendants, 1st to 5th defendants respectively. The PDP prayed for order to de-registrar the APC by INEC in line with Section 225A of the 1999 constitution.

Source: Punch March 26, 2022 05:18 UTC