The Digest:
FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has dismissed an Oyo State High Court order permitting the PDP's national convention, creating a direct clash with a prior Federal High Court injunction from Abuja that restrained it, plunging the opposition party deeper into a crisis of authority and legality.
Key Points:
- Wike dismissed the Oyo court's approval of the PDP convention via his aide.
- He argued that the Federal High Court's earlier restraining judgment takes precedence.
- The Oyo court had granted an ex parte motion for the convention to proceed.
- The Abuja court had ordered the PDP to halt the convention and comply with its constitution.
- Embattled Chairman Umar Damagum suspended four national officers for anti-party activities.
- A deputy youth leader blamed PDP governors for the "leadership failure" and deepening crisis.
- The party now faces a direct conflict between two court orders from different jurisdictions.
Sources: Punch
