Some senators suspended
by the Felix Hassan Hyet-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caretaker Committee
in Kaduna State has appealed their suspension and challenged the powers of the
caretaker committee to set up the 7-man disciplinary committee.
The senators who were
suspeneded over allegation of anti party activities include: Senator Suleiman
Hunkuyi who represented Kaduna North Senatorial District in the National
Assembly (2015-2019), Dr Dogara Mato, Senator Hunkuyi, Hon. Hashim Garba,
Ibrahim Lazuru, Dr John Danfulani, Lawal Imam Adamu and Ubale Salmanduna .
Their joint appeal
signed by Dr. John Danfulani on behalf of other suspended members and addressed
to the Chairman, North-West Zonal Working Committee, (National Vice Chairman
North-West Zone) of the party was in pursuant to Section 61 (1) of the PDP
Constitution, which states that“ Any member of the Party who is aggrieved by a
decision taken against him by any of the organs or officers of the Party shall
have the right of appeal to the immediate higher organ of the Party within
fourteen days of the decision”.
The suspended members
claimed that they were not given the opportunity to defend themselves and that
the decision of the purported SWC of 16th May, 2020 were untenable before the
law in view of the fact that what is presently on ground in Kaduna State is a
caretaker committee, adding that as caretaker committee lacks powers to
appoint/constitute a disciplinary committee not being an executive committee.
In another letter
addressed to the Chairman of the 7-Man disciplinary committee and PDP Chairman
Kaduna State Working Committee (SWC) through their lawyer, I.B. Ahmed and Co
said his clients will not honour the invitation of the disciplinary committee,
stressing that it is against subsisting court order and quarantine law set up
by both the Federal and State government against any gathering.
According to the letter
which was received and acknowledged by the Secretary of the disciplinary
committee Simon Arabo, the counsel to the suspended members urged the committee
to take notice that; “you may be undermining the Order of the Court issued on
the 19th March, 2020 against the party to call for a meeting when you know that
you will inescapably be discussing issues that are before the Court of law in
suit No KDH/Z/78/2020 between Gambo Bala and 5 others vs the National Chairman,
PDP and 6 others.
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